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Annual Report
2011-2012
Contents
1
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................. 5
2
Chairman’s Message.......................................................................................................................... 7
3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 8
4
Governing Council and Executive Committee................................................................................... 9
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Architectural Heritage Division . ......................................................................................................12
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Chapters Division..............................................................................................................................20
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Indian Council of Conservation Institutes....................................................................................... 54
8
Heritage Education & Communication Service Division................................................................78
9
Heritage Tourism Division.................................................................................................................86
10
Intangible Cultural Heritage Division............................................................................................... 93
11
Natural Heritage Division................................................................................................................. 98
12
INTACH Documentation Centre & Library......................................................................................101
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INTACH (UK) Trust............................................................................................................................102
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Audited Accounts 2011-2012........................................................................................................ 107
Annual Report 2011-2012
Acknowledgements
INTACH gratefully acknowledges the support
extended by the following:
Government of India: The Ministry of Culture,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Textiles
(Office of the Development Commissioner for
Handicrafts), Ministry of Defence, Ministry of
Urban Development, Ministry of Environment &
Forests, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of External
Affairs, Ministry of Development of North-East
Region, Planning Commission, Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, Archaeological Survey of India
and National Museum.
State Governments: The National Capital Territory
of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Orissa,
Jammu & Kashmir, Goa, Gujarat, Rajasthan,
West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and
Jharkhand.
Government Organisations: Indian
Development Corporation, Tourism
Tourism
Finance
Corporation of India, Delhi Jal Board, New Delhi
Municipal Council, Municipal Corporation of Delhi,
Delhi Development Authority, Orissa Tourism
Development Corporation, Madhya Pradesh
Tourism Development Corporation, Indian Council
for Cultural Relations, and Chattisgarh Tourism
Development Board.
Foreign Governments and Institutions: UNESCO,
INTACH (UK) Trust, “Jaisalmer in Jeopardy
(UK)”, World Monument Fund, ADEME, France,
Best Seller Foundation and National Museum,
Denmark, Lady Helen Hamlyn Trust (UK), BACSA,
British Council, Prince Clause Fund for Culture
and Development, Netherlands, Ford Foundation,
Shennyo-en-Japan and The Prince’s Charities,
London (namely The Prince’s Regeneration Trust,
The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment
and The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts).
Other Organizations: Vasant J. Sheth Memorial
Foundation, Girdhar Samarak Nidhi, Jaisalmer,
Sir Dorabjee Tata Trust and Micro Inks Limited,
Gujarat.
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Chairman’s Message
India’s unique character is mirrored in its
heritage, a layered mix of stories, mythologies, art,
languages, religions, tribes, legacies of dynasties,
outside settlers (adventurers and invaders), the
extra ordinary magnificant melting pot of modern
India, stunning natural sites in the Himalayas,
Vindhyas, Aravalies (the oldest mountain chain),
Eastern and Western Ghats, Garo and Jaintia
Hills, our rivers and islands with the surrounding
sea alongwith the flora, fauna, animal, bird and
aquatic Kingdoms.
manage our heritage by creating a new Division
– ‘Centre for Training and Capacity Building’.
Protecting our heritage offers unique opportunities
for job creation, skills training, community
revitalization education, and tourism particularly
in local economies. Conservation works also
promote environmental sustainability through the
adaption and reuse of existing historic buildings.
Our Government, both Central and State also
profess to value heritage but without meaningful
actions to back it up. We should be increasingly
concerned at a distinct lack of leadership when it
comes to safeguarding of our heritage, particularly
in the ‘unprotected’ domain.
Documentation and listing remain our key focus
alongwith bringing out useful publications to
spread awareness of our cultural and natural
heritage. I convey my compliments to all the
Convenors, Co-convenors and members who
are providing leadership in this area, by way of
recognizing our Natural and Cultural heritage, and
taking up public cause to save it from harmful and
willful destruction.
As part of INTACH mission to help conserve and
protect our natural and cultural heritage, a new
initiative has been taken to build up the existing
capacities of human resources, to understand and
Maj. Gen (Retd.) L.K. Gupta, AVSM
Chairman - INTACH
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Introduction
The main aims and objectives as laid down in the
Memorandum of Association of the Indian National
Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) are:
• To create a suitable forum for the exchange
of ideas and techniques to facilitate study,
courses, workshops, conferences, etc.
• To create and stimulate an awareness among
the public for the preservation of the cultural
and natural heritage of India.
• To undertake the publications of journals,
books, newsletter posters in furtherance of
the objectives of the Society.
• To undertake measures for the preservation
and conservation of natural resources and
cultural properties.
• To set up and maintain libraries and information
centers to facilitate the study of cultural and
natural heritage.
• To undertake measures for the preservation of
not only historic buildings but also of historic
quarters and towns, domestic architecture
displaying artistic and skilled craftsmanship.
• To constitute chapters in India to promote the
objectives of the society.
• To undertake the documentation of cultural
and natural heritage.
• To undertake pilot conservation projects.
• To promote the preservation of traditional arts
and crafts.
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The projects and activities undertaken during
the year 2011-12 by the various Divisions have
been mentioned in the respective Chapter. These
activities are for achievement of the above aims
and objectives of INTACH.
Governing Council and
Executive Committee
The Governing Council and the Executive
Committee of INTACH consisted of the following
members during the year 2011-12:
Governing Council
1. Chairman
Maj.Gen. (Retd.) L.K. Gupta*
2. Vice-Chairperson Ms. Tasneem Mehta
3. Member-Secretary Dr. (Mrs.) C.T. Misra **
*Elected on 17.3.2010
**Since May 2010
Founder Members
Year of Election
1. Ms. Asha Sheth
2010
2. Prof. A.G. Krishna Menon
2011
3. Shri Krishen Khanna
2011
4. Dr. O.P. Agrawal
2011
5. Shri Francis Wacziarg
2012**
6. Dr. Saryu V. Doshi
2012**
Life Members
1. Shri Govind Hari Singhania
2. Ms. Sunita Kohli
3. Smt. Sonal Mansingh
4. Ms. Neena Ranjan
5. Ms. Tasneem Mehta
6. Shri Ashok Singh Thakur
7. Ms. Komal Anand
8. Shri Lalit Surjan
9. Shri V.K. Kapur
10.Ms. Nandita Lahiri
11.Dr. Hari Bhallabh
Maheshwari Jaisal
12.Shri Arun Gupta
13.Shri Krishna Kolhar Kulkarni
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2011
2012**
2012*
2012*
14.Ms. Tara Murali
2012*
Ordinary Members
1. Dr. Sukhdev Singh
2. Dr. Shobita Punja
3. Ms. Kamakshi
2010
2011
2011
Donor Members
1. DCM Shriram Industries Ltd.
2. Shri Sanjay Narayen
3. Ms. Anita Singh
2010
2012*
2012*
Institutional Members
1. Mehrangarh Museum Trust,
Jodhpur
2. Jnana Pravaha – Centre for
Cultural Studies & Research,
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
3. Mira Model School, New Delhi
4. Takshila Educational Society,
New Delhi
5. Deenbandhu Chhotu
Ram University, Haryana
Corporate Members
1. Tourism Finance Corporation
of India Ltd.
2. Tourism Corporation of
Gujarat Ltd.
2009
2009
2010
2012*
2012*
2010
2012*
Special Invitees
1. Maj.Gen. Sanjeev Talwar, Indian Army
2. Capt. Sandeep Mehta, Indian Navy
3. Shri Ashis Banerjee
* Elected on 16.3.2012
** Re-elected on 16.3.2012
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Ex-Officio Members
1. Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development &
Poverty Alleviation, Govt. of India
2. Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests,
Govt. of India
3. Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
4. Director General, Archaeological Survey of
India, New Delhi
5. Director General, National Museum, New Delhi
Nominated Members
1. Shri S.K. Verma, IPS (Retd.)
2. Shri M.C. Mehta
3. Shri G.M. Kapur
4. Shri Krishna Kolhar Kulkarni
Executive Committee
1. Maj.Gen.(Retd.) L.K. Gupta
2. Ms. Tasneem Mehta
3. Dr. (Mrs.) C.T. Misra
4. Dr. Saryu Doshi
5. Shri Francis Wacziarg
6. Shri S.K. Verma
7. Dr. Sukhdev Singh
8. Dr. Hari Bhallabh
Maheshwari Jaisal
10.Shri Ashis Banerjee
Chairman
Vice-Chairperson
Member Secretary
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Invitee
Meetings of the Governing Council
The Governing Council held two meetings during
the year on 26.4.2011 and 8.12.2011.
Meetings of the Executive
Committee
The Executive Committee held four meetings during
the year on 9.6.2011, 30.9.2011, 8.12.2011 and
9.2.2012.
Meetings held by other Committees
Chapters Committee
Composition of the Committee
1. Maj. Gen. (Retd) L K Gupta Chairman
2. Ms Tasneem Mehta
Vice-Chairperson
3. Shri P T Krishnan
State Convenor, Tamil Nadu
4. Thakur Ranvir Singh
State Co-Convenor, Rajasthan
5. Dr. H B Maheshwari JaisalConvenor, Gwalior Chapter
6. Shri G M Kapur
State Convenor, West Bengal
State Convenor, Chhattisgarh
8. Shri Dinesh Baishya
State Convenor, Assam
9. Dr (Mrs) C T Misra
Member Secretary, INTACH
10.Shri Ashis Banerjee
Advisor, INTACH
All Heads of Divisions
Members
1. Functions
• To review recommendations received from
Chapters as well as recommendations made at
Regional and National level Chapter meetings
and integrate them into a policy framework for
the functioning of Chapters.
• To review the existing guidelines for Chapter
formation and form such guidelines as may
be appropriate for proper functioning of the
Chapters, specifically with a view to ensuring
that INTACH members are given adequate
opportunity to participate in Chapter
activities.
• To recommend appropriate ways in which
the Chapters Division can serve the Chapters
better
• To advise on the strength and structure of
the Chapters Division and identify human
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resources for the Headquarters and resource
persons for various states.
• To advise on ways in which the Chapters can
source technical help from other Divisions
of INTACH and from external agencies when
necessary.
Member
Member
Member
Member
* Upto September 2011.
Benefit of Section 80G of the Income
Tax Act, 1961
Finance Committee
1. Shri Nilmadhab Mohanty
2. Ms. Swati Reddy
3. Shri Ashis Banerjee
5. Shri Jagdish Chander
The Finance Committee held two meetings on
6.7.2011 & 18.1.2012.
Coordination Committee
The Coordination Committee holds its meeting
on the first Tuesday of every month where the
activities of INTACH during the preceding month
are reviewed so as to provide necessary direction
and guidelines in execution of projects and in
furthering INTACH’s activities. All Divisional Heads
are represented in the Committee.
1. Maj.Gen. (Retd.) L.K. Gupta
3. Prof. R.C. Agarwal*
4. Shri S.K. Verma
5. Shri Manu Bhatnagar
6. Shri Nilabh Sinha
7. Shri Divay Gupta
8. Shri Jagdish Chander
9. Ms. Bindu Manchanda
10.Ms. Purnima Datt
11.Lt.Col. M.P.S. Bhatia
12.Ms. Rajeshwari Tandon
13.Prof. Narayani Gupta
14.Ms. Nerupama Y. Modwel
15.Ms. Bela Butalia
16.Shri V.K. Agarwal
Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Donations to INTACH qualify for the benefit under
section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The
exemption has been granted to INTACH (vide
Director of Income Tax (Exemption) Letter No.
DIT(E)/2012-13/I.-312/692 dated 29.6.2012)
from Assessment Year 2013-14 onwards till it is
rescinded.
Exemption from payment of Income
Tax
The income of INTACH is exempted from payment
of income tax under Section 10 (23) (C) (iv) of the
Income Tax Act 1961 vide Notification No. DGIT
(E)/10 (23C)(iv)/2009 dated 31.1.2010 for the
Assessment Year 2009-10 onwards.
Audit
M/s Thakur, Vaidyanath Aiyar & Co., Chartered
Accountants, 221, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg,
New Delhi-110002 audited the annual accounts
for the year 1.4.2011 to 31.3.2012. The audited
Statement of Accounts is included in the Annual
Report.
Use of official Language
INTACH implements the official language. Virasat
Newsletter and Annual Report are printed
both in Hindi and English. Reply to all Hindi
communications is sent in Hindi.
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Architectural Heritage Division
During the year 2011-12 architectural heritage
division took up several initiatives.
Restoration and Adaptive Reuse
proposal of Bassian Kothi, Punjab:
and guards quarters at the entrance gateway of
the complex.
Bassian Kothi is one of the significant historic
structures located in the district of Ludhiana,
state of Punjab. The site is associated with the
Last Maharaja of Sikh Empire, Maharaja Duleep
Singh. Bassian was one of the destinations en
route the Maharaja’s famous journey from Lahore
in present Pakistan to Fatehgarh in present Uttar
Pradesh in 1849, where he was baptized and after
which he was exiled to Britain, never to return to
his homeland. The Maharaja is believed to have
camped within the premises of Bassian Kothi at
the young age of 15. Bassian Kothi is surrounded
by agricultural fields, trees and orchards on all
four sides. Other smaller structures comprise of
the stable, residence building, a small kitchen
Architecturally, Bassian Kothi is a modest single
storey structure and the façade is made interesting
with twin Doric columns, circular arch openings,
false arches and plasters on the external walls,
decorative cornices and so forth. Government of
Punjab invited INTACH to prepare the conservation
and adaptive reuse plan for the Kothi. After
completion of the Detailed Project Report, INTACH
started the restoration work on the main structure
in November 2011. The structural conservation
of the main building is nearing completion.
Simultaneously work on the adaptive reuse of the
building as a memorial for the Maharaja is also
under progress. This is the first museum in India
dedicated to the last Sikh Maharaja Duleep Singh
showcasing his early life in India, life in England
and his last days.
Bassian Kothi before Restoration
Bassian Kothi after Restoration
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Items to be displayed inside the Bassian Kothi museum
The Old Secretariat Building,
Faridkot, Punjab
The Old Secretariat building at Faridkot, Punjab
currently houses the District & Session Court,
Subordinate Judicial courts, Consumer Court and
Commissioner’s office. It was constructed in 1933
by the then Agent to the Governor General, Punjab
States, Sir James Fitzpatrick. The Secretariat was
opened on the 18th October 1934 by Raja Harindar
Singh Brar Bans Bahadur on the occasion to
commemorate his coronation on October 17,
1934. INTACH has prepared a Detailed Project
Report for the entire complex. The proposal
aimed at accentuating the heritage character
of the building as well as keeping workability of
the structure intact. The execution of the project
started in 2011, which is under progress.
Before
After
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Judgment writer’s room
Water proofing at terrace
Sainik School, Kapurthala, Punjab
The Sainik School at Kapurthala was the palace of
His Highness Maharaja Jagatjit Singh. It is built in
a semi circular manner within a boundary and has
a number of entrance/ gateways on all sides. This
palace was modeled on the lines of the famous
French Palace of Versailles and was designed by
the well-known French architect, M.Marcel. INTACH
prepared a DPR in 2007 based on which the work
has been divided into three phases based on
priority. INTACH has successfully completed the
first and second phase of the work.
Sainik School at Kapurthala, Punjab
Before
After
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Before
Conservation and Development of
Historic site around Mangyu Gompa
After
The conservation work on the Buddhist Monastery
in Mangyu continued for the third consecutive
year with the funding provided by the Shinnyo-en
Foundation, Japan. The conservation work proposed
for 2011 mainly comprised of development of
historic site and its surrounding including site
drainage. The development of the site started in
July 2011 on the main circumambulation pathway
and the central courtyard of the monastery.
The areas were paved with cement tiles and
cement flooring which were damaging the mud
walls and the interior wall paintings of the 11th
century Buddhist temples. The conservation work
included the replacement of these cement flooring
with traditional stone slates using traditional
techniques and materials. The second part of the
conservation work involved the restoration of the
200 year old Changchub chorten which is located
right behind the main 11th century Monastery.
The conservation work was completed by end of
September 2011
Central Courtyard before Restoration
Central Courtyard after Restoration
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Changchub Chorten before Restoration
Changchub Chorten after Restoration
A team from Shinnyo-en Japan comprising Mr.
Ichiro Ota, Deputy Director of Community Relations
Department and Mr. Hideyuki Suzuki, Associate
Advisor of Community Relations Section visited
Mangyu in September 2011. Besides tour of the
Mangyu Gompa complex arranged by the village
community, a special prayer was performed in
the main shrine. An exhibition on the restoration
of the Gompa that took place over the last
three years was also put up in the village and a
drawing competition on the restoration theme
was held at a school level. The participation of
the village community and the school children
was overwhelming. The villagers arranged for
the refreshments and offered their gratitude to
Shinnyo-en Foundation Japan and INTACH for
their support in restoring the Temple building. The
team from Japan also addressed to the village
community and congratulated on the successful
completion of the restoration work until this date
and the possibilities to continue funding for the
next two years (2012).
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The Team from Shinnyo-En Along with The Intach Team and
The Villagers of Mangyu
Conservation and Restoration of
Ganga Mahal, Varanasi
measures to stop further collapse, the work
started in February 2012.
The Ganga Mahal Bhawan and Ghat is a heritage
complex built by Maharaj Jiyajirao Scindia in
the year 1865 on the banks of River Ganga in
Varanasi. Due to insensitive development and
unplanned growth in the vicinity coupled with
low maintenance, the Bhawan component of the
complex has suffered severe structural damages in
recent past. The north western part of the Bhawan
has collapsed damaging the bastion and a few
rooms on all the three floors. INTACH submitted
a Proposal for Conservation and Restoration of
Ganga Mahal. The project was proposed in two
phases. The first phase comprised emergency
Ongoing work at site - Bastian with landing room
Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan
The restoration of Ivory ceiling was structurally
completed and ivory ceiling panels were re-fixed.
The stone flooring was also laid to protect the
surface of structure from rain.
Ongoing work at site – Roof of guest room 1
Restoration work of Har Raj Ji Ka Mahal, PhaseIII Jaisalmer has been completed and completion
report submitted to three funders World Monument
Fund, Jaisalmer in Jeopardy and Girdhar Smarak
Trust
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Har Raj Ji Ka Mahal after the conservation work
Conservation and development of
Archaeological monuments and sites
of Jharkhand.
has been prepared by including both tangible
and intangible heritage of Chanderi town and
submitted to ASI.
A MoU has been signed between Government
of Jharkhand and INTACH for conservation of
archaeological sites in the state of Jharkhand to
be funded with assistance by the 13th Finance
Commission (Govt. of India). 26 sites have been
selected by the Government to be undertaken
for conservation and development. INTACH’s role
is to prepare Detailed Project Reports, tender
documents and supervision of work implemented
on site.
Restoration of Mangalore University
Chanderi Nomination Dossier
A proposal for Chanderi’s Nomination to UNESCO’s
Tentative List of World Heritage Sites (WHS)
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On the request of National Culture Fund, INTACH
made an in depth study of various components of
Mangalore University complex. In a period of more
than hundred years, various structural changes
have been affected in the building and un-mindful
additions and alterations have been carried out.
The building complex is threatened with modern
intervention. To resurrect the architectural
integrity of the complex, INTACH identified various
interventions to be carried out. A report in this
regard has been forwarded to National Culture
Fund for the conservation of the complex.
Bhawal-di-Baoli, Rajasthan
Conservation and restoration work were initiated by
INTACH Bundi Chapter in the month of May 2011.
The accumulated debris from the site was removed
and the dead plaster which had become pulverized
was scrapped out. The lime plaster was done on
the damaged surface. On some parts of the plaster
traces of paintings were also noticed. Further work
for strengthening the masonry providing stone
railing, replacing the stone chajjas is complete. The
work was undertaken by the local chapter.
showcasing the life, artefacts and written material
of the poet and submitted to the Govinda Pai
Memorial Management Committee. Proposal will
be presented to the Ministry of Culture.
Front view of the Pai’s House
Group of temples, Bateshwar,
Agra, UP
Three temples in the Bateshwar temple complex
(Bhameshwar, Narmadeshwar, and Rameshwar)
in Agra were documented and an initial proposal
was made for the conservation of these temples.
Bhawal-di Baoli: before conservation
Bhawal-di Baoli: after conservation
Conservation of Rashtrakavi Govinda
Pai’s house and proposal for museum
Conservation of Rashtrakavi Govinda Pai’s
house and development of museum is proposed
AH Advisory Committee has been set up comprising
members Ms.Tasneem Mehta, Mr.P.T.Krishnan,
Prof.Narendra Dengle, Shri Ashish Banerjee
under the chairmanship of Prof.K.T.Ravindran.
The first Meeting was held on 22nd December
2011 in which various issues related to improving
skills, training, capacity building of the staff was
discussed. Chairman of the committee stressed
the need to organize regular seminars, workshops,
lectures etc and he was
of the opinion that the
division should work
towards being regarded
as leader in the field of
conservation since it
mainly undertakes pilot
projects.
View of the
Narmadeshwar Temple
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Chapters Division
Central Office
Efforts were made throughout the year to forge
closer relationship with Chapters by way of
visits, meetings and personal communications.
INTACH network of Chapters has now grown to
151 Regional (including 05 Union Territories & 07
NE States), 18 State and 2 Overseas Chapters.
Mewat, Pauri Garhwal, Gulbarga, Surat, Solapur
and Sarguja are the new Chapters raised during
the year. During the year 791 members jointed
INTACH. The updated Conveners Directory is
now with all our Conveners. The ‘Guidelines for
Chapters’ are being revised by taking inputs from
the members & subject specialists, taking into
consideration the provision of tax matters and
other rules & regulations which are in force now.
The Architectural Listing work has not progressed
well by few Chapters, as one- third of the work
with the funds allotted in the last two years is only
complete. These Chapters will have to put in more
effort during the next year. Technical assistance of
Central Office will be provided to such Chapters.
Chairman visited the following Chapters during
2011-12:
• Bangalore Chapter on 16 Apr 2011.
• Jammu Chapter on 23 Apr 2011.
• Dharwad Chapter on 15-16 May 2011.
• Uttrakhand State Chapters from 13-19 Jun
2011.
• Goa State Chapter on 22 June 2011.
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• Karnataka State Chapter in Bangalore on 25
Jul 2011.
• Visakhapatnam Chapter on 07 August 2011.
• Srikakulam & East Godavari Chapter on 08-09
Aug 2011.
• Rewari, Mohindergarh and Bikaner Chapter
from 27-30 Aug 2011.
• Brajbhoomi (Mathura) Chapter on 09 Sep
2011.
• Attended the meeting of the Haryana State
Chapters held on 31 Oct 2011.
Ashis Banerjee, Advisor visited the following
Chapters during 2011-12:
• Karnataka State Chapters from 15-19 May.
Newly raised Salem Chapter on 20 May 2011
to brief them on future activities which they
should and can undertake.
• Andhra Pradesh State Chapters from 16-18
July.
• Pune Chapter from 18-20 July.
• Agartala Chapter from 24-27 July.
• Madhya Pradesh State Chapter and few
heritage sites (Mandu, Maheshwar, Burhanpur,
Nagpur and Chandrapur) from 24 -31 August.
The Chapter Committee Meeting was held on
14 March 2012 to discuss the formulation and
finalization of the revised Chapters Guidelines
and also to address prominent issues concerning
Chapters.
Conveners’ Orientation Conference
Conveners’ Orientation Conference was held on
14 -15 March 2012 which was the first of its kind,
specifically designed to familiarize newly inducted
Chapter Conveners and Co-Convenors with the
aims and objectives of INTACH and the ethos
of heritage. Along with the new Convenors, the
Conveners from North-East were also invited. The
Chapters Committee members and Convenors
from Chapters with substantial work experience
were also present to share their experiences and
act as a model for the new Chapters.
The Chairman shared his thought on the major
issues that had come across, like the lack of
involvement of members and communities
in Chapter discussions and activities, shrunk
funding sources and increasing overhead costs
and government inability to look after our vast
and rich culture. He stressed that Chapters must
undertake listing and documentation of built as
well as natural heritage by involving the local
people and Chapter members, architectural
college students and they should act as the eyes
and ears of INTACH to report heritage at risk.
The Centre would impart hands-on training for
various target groups like professionals, builders,
consultants, government agencies, INTACH staff,
Chapters etc.
This was followed by presentation by all Heads
of the Divisions, Pr Advisor NH Listings and
legal consultant. A briefing was given by the
new Conveners on their activities, problems
encountered and how to overcome. This was
followed by a well participated open house
discussion. Seeing the participation and interest
generated in the orientation meet, it is now
proposed to hold similar meetings at regular
intervals along with the Annual General Meeting.
Member Secretary, Dr C.T. Misra added that
Chapters are not an independent identity, but form
an integral part of INTACH, thus there is a symbiotic
relationship between them and the central office.
It is this sense of belonging and interaction with
each other that contributes to excellence. She
therefore urged Chapters to constantly tap the
expertise of INTACH Divisions in executing their
projects, to leverage the credibility of INTACH, to
network with each other, and above all maintain
a high standard of personal and professional
integrity in all matters and projects undertaken.
Vice Chairman, Mrs. Tasneem Mehta also
briefed the Conveners on the proposed Centre
for Conservation Training & Capacity Building.
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Website-with the focus on World Wide Web
being an important instrument in disseminating
information, the official INTACH website -www.
intach.org was updated on day-to-day basis. The
focus was also towards creating an impact by
being visible on social networking sites like- Face
book and Twitter. (INTACHIndia-https://twitter.
com/#!/INTACHIndia.). The names of Conveners/
Co-Conveners and its members can now be
accessed in the respective Chapters. The soft
copy of the quarterly issues of Virasat and Young
INTACH newsletters is on the web and can be
downloaded.
Annual Audited Accounts for the year 2011-12
have been received from 104 Chapters and are
reflected as such in this report. Annual Activity
Report which has been received from the Chapters
is reported in the succeeding Para’s.
North Zone
Delhi
In accordance with the suggestions and provisions
of the Master Plan 2021, INTACH as an organization
has been identified by Municipal Corporation of
Delhi as Consultant for the project “Preparation of
local Area Plans”. Delhi Chapter has been given 9
wards out of 33, selected for this pilot project. The
scope of the project Plan has been divided into
four phases – generation of updated base maps
at the ward level with supplementary base maps of
utilities and services, mapping of secondary data
on approved base maps including superimposition
of MP/ZDP land use proposals, preparation of
Draft LAP and preparation of Final LAP.
Under the project- ‘Delhi Heritage Route’, a set
of 20 Tourism Booklets were produced under
the seven heritage routes. The routes include
approximately 185 monuments of reasonable
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historic value within the city and illustrated through
text, user-friendly maps and hand-drawn sketches.
Single page Walk Foldouts on 18 sites in Delhi has
been made. This literature was funded by World
Monuments Fund and is to be distributed by Delhi
Tourism through the city tours etc.
The State Department of Archaeology, GNCTD,
is responsible for protection, conservation
and maintenance of monuments of regional
importance in Delhi, the Chapter, signed a MOU
in which it was agreed that the resources and
expertise of Chapter would be utilized towards
protection, conservation and management of
monuments and sites in Delhi.
As a part of an awareness campaign for Delhi’s
School Children, the Chapter organized different
competitions for the 35 schools of Delhi. Painting
competitions for class 3 & 4, essay writing for class
5 & 6, poster making for class 7 & 8, Photography
and Film Making for class 9-12. They have also
done a signature campaign in which the students
have taken a pledge to take care of their heritage
and signed the pledge card along with their
principal. Delhi Chapter is doing walks on regular
basis every weekend.
Ambala
The Chapter celebrated the World Heritage Day
with great enthusiasm and a painting completion
on heritage of Ambala was held. In the heritage
walk 500 Students took part and it was flagged off
by the Deputy Commissioner. Heritage Workshop
held under the aegis of HECS Division on 28-29
Feb 12, 27 school teachers attended and 25
schools have formed heritage clubs.
Conservation of the St. Paul’s Church has been
approved for Rs. 96 Lakhs by Minister of Culture.
Similarly conservation of European Cemetery has
also been approved at an estimated cost of Rs.
1.30 Crores. On the initiative of the Chapter, the
work for the conservation of Guru Gobind Singh
Library has been approved by the DC Ambala for
Rs. 65 Lakh. The Chapter has taken up the issue
of opening a Military Museum in the first Barracks
constructed in 1843. It completed the Listing and
documentation of 9 sites and publication sent to
the Central Office.
Chandigarh
A heritage walk with the motto of ‘Clean & Green’
Chandigarh was organized, Mr. Raj changappa,
Editor-in-Chief of Tribune was the Chief Guest. It
was successful and widely covered by the Media.
The Chapter organized another walk to preserve
the old trees of the Sukhna Lake, Ms. Prema
Puri, Secretary UT Administration was present.
The Chapter in big way is spreading the message
of preserving heritage in various schools by
lectures and presentations. It organized the 150th
Anniversary of Tagore, an Essay Competition and
a painting completion at the Rock Garden for the
Schools. Shri Nek Chand, Founder of Rock Garden
was also honoured by the Chapter.
Faridabad
The Faridabad/Palwal Chapter held a total of 05
meeting and four Schools/ Colleges were added
under Young INTACH’s Heritage clubs making
a total of 14. The Chapter spent Rs. 11 lacs on
rebuilding the broken portion/change of jaalis /
other repairs and reinforcement of whole structure
of Restoration Project of Rani ki Chhatri at
Ballabgarh. Further beautification of monument /
water body /gardens / as tourist spot and Heritage
will be progressed. Three functions on Heritage
declamation and painting competition. was held
in two colleges and one school during the year.
Kurukshetra
The Chapter celebrated the heritage week with the
ASI Chandigarh Circle and the Founder’s Day in
University campus. It enrolled 23 members during
the year.
Panipat
The Chapter held for the School Children a Historic
Test on the monuments of Panipat. This was a well
attended event and gave prizes to all those who
participated. The Chapter is playing an active part
with ‘The Battle of Panipat Memorial Society’ which
with the help of INTACH has set up a Museum to
highlight the major events which took place 200
years before. A large numbers of brochures for
tourism purpose have been distributed by the
Chapter.
Kangra
The Convenor, Shri L.N.Aggarwal along with
two members participated in the inaugural
celebrations of “WORLD HERITAGE WEEK” on
19th November 2011 at Shiv Mandir, Baijnath
organized by the Archeological Survey of India.
The Chapter participated in the work shop on
“IMPACT OF RURAL TOURISM PROJECT WORK” at
the Heritage Village Pragpur on 13th January 2012,
organized by Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel
Management.
The 450 years old leaning temple of Bhadrakali at
Gram Panchayat Sarah, 10 Kms from Dharmasala
in district Kangra was restored. The temple was
damaged and got tilted in Kangra earthquake of
1905. The Chapter has identified to take up other
heritage projects for restoration and preservation in
district Kangra. Next on the anvil is the restoration
project of the Anglican Church “St. John in the
wilderness” at Forsythe Gunj, Dharmasala, built in
1852, the church survived the 1905 earthquake.
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Jammu & Kashmir
It was a busy, fruitful and rewarding year for the
J & K Chapter. In September, 2011, the Chapter
gave lecture cum presentation at Srinagar on
Responsible Tourism in Kashmir, and there after
presentation at Leh on impact of tourism on
cultural heritage. In November 2011 Convener M
Saleem Beg, was appointed Member J&K State
Heritage Conservation Authority, constituted
under an Act of legislation passed in May 2010.
He was also appointed as Chairman J&K State
Skill Development Council, Department of Culture
and Tourism.
The Restoration of Thag Baba Shrine, a project
under the Prince Claus funding was completed in
October, 2011.
Interiors of the Thag Baba Shrine – after restoration
The International Seminar on ‘Mughal Gardens
of Kashmir: ‘Towards the UNESCO World Heritage
Nomination’ was held in Srinagar at the University
of Kashmir from 14 to 16 May 2011 and was the
first international seminar on these famed gardens.
The Chapter in collaboration with the University of
Kashmir and Department of Floriculture organized
the seminar. Renowned historians, landscape,
architectural and heritage experts participated
in the Presentations, site visits and workshop
sessions with an aim to press for the nomination
of Kashmir to the UNESCO prestigious list of World
Heritage Sites. The seminar was inaugurated by
H.E. Governor, Jammu & Kashmir.
The Chapter has entered into an MOU with the
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India for
implementation of Rural Tourism projects as
software implementation partners. Some of the
activities to be taken up are: Seminar, workshop
for developing awareness about environmental
concerns, organizing of trekking tours to wildlife
resources at local, district level with training
to local youth including cost of equipments
of trekking, preparation of project report and
conceptual plans/elevations of proposed tourist
village include tentative estimates etc.
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The Chapter prepared a DPR for the Ministry of
Tourism along with concept, estimates, drawings
etc. The proposed Mega Tourist Circuit comprises
the tourist destinations of Nagar - Nagar which
is located within the Jhelum river valley basin of
Kashmir. The chapter also prepared a DPR for
setting up of a mega Buddhist tourist circuit in
Ladakh It has prepared and submitted a proposal
to focus on the Heritage Monuments which are on
the route of the recently restored historic ‘Mughal
Road’ to Kashmir.
Some other important projects undertaken by the
Chapter during the year are:
• Club and Sports Centre at Manasbal
Lakefront,
• Construction of Tourist Reception Centre at
Nowgam, Srinagar,
• Conservation of Ali Masjid at Iddgah,
Srinagar,
• Wayside facility; restaurant at Salambad
• Implementation of the Akingam Tourist Village
focussing on revival of Bhand
• Pather, the traditional Kashmiri folk theatre.
• Restoration of baradari at Nishat Bagh
• Restoration of water channels and pools at
Nishat Bagh
Jammu
Seminar on Heritage and Tourism in Jammu Region
was organized on 23rd April 2011 in collaboration
with Department of Tourism, for studies in History
and Culture of Jammu & Ladakh, in University of
Jammu. In May a workshop on enlisting of heritage
properties in Jammu was organized.
The Chapter helped the Dharmarth Trust in the
conservation and restoration of ancient Shiva
Temples in the Royal Dogra Samadhi Complex.
Draft conservation project report stands submitted
to the Dharmarth Trust, Jammu. A meeting on the
conservation of Ancient Temples of Jammu Division
with allied tourist infrastructure was organized in
the meeting hall of the Directorate of Tourism,
Jammu and participated for preparation of Mega
Pilgrim Tourism project of Jammu Division. The
Chapter carried out the Site inspection of number
of Ancient Temples of Jammu with the help of
Architects, Engineers and Technical members of
the Chapter.
In Nov, a workshop was organized in the Department of Archives for inspection and collection
of data’s/photographs for documentation of
wall paintings and Ancient Temples. A workshop
was organized in Jan 12, on the documentation
of Heritage properties on Mughal route from
Nowshera to Srinagar and a meeting was also
organized in the Centre for Museum Jammu
University for selection of photographs for printing
of brochure on Mughal Route.
Amritsar
The Chapter Celebrated the World Heritage Day,
participation in HECS project on Tagore, took part
in celebration of world Heritage Week, conducted
several rounds of Heritage Walk and Discovering
Heritage: Visits to heritage sites in rural areas, Folk
Song Competition, Traditional Dress Competition
and Heritage School Club Activities. It has done
the Listing of heritage sites in rural areas.
Faridkot
The Faridkot Chapter dedicated itself to restoration
of Heritage Buildings of the region along with
participation in regional mega fair- Baba Farid
Aagman Purb-2011 on September 19-23, 2011
It is to their credit that Baba Farid Aagman has
been converted into Faridkot Heritage Festival by
Punjab. It celebrated the World Heritage Day-2011
as an yearly activity organizing a group discussion
among elite of the city to dedicate a sense of
restoration of heritage buildings of the city- in the
chain they extricate two heritage buildings, Victoria
Clock Tower (1902) and Nehru Gate (1908) from
encroachments and tried to create awareness for
restoration of the same.
Maler Kotla
The young Malerkotla Chapter established
during the previous year took up large number
of activities by way of public awareness camps,
having lectures on heritage; walks to motivate
people in safeguarding the rich culture. It has
photographed the historical buildings so as to
do the documentation and listing in the ensuing
year.
Uttar Pradesh State Chapter
The year 2011 – 12 was a year of resurgence
and rejuvenation of U P State Chapter. The State
Chapter not only revived its existence, but its vibrant
activities have made its presence felt all over in
Lucknow and the State. It has created awareness
amongst all sections, various institutions, schools
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and people about INTACH and its objectives. The
Chapter brought out a bi–lingual News Letter (six
monthly), ‘DhroharDarpan’, to create awareness
on Heritage and Culture and share the activities
undertaken at various chapters and others in the
discipline.
State Chapter in collaboration with Department
of Culture, Govt of U P and Archeological Survey
of India Lucknow Circle, organized a seminar on
‘Unprotected Heritage of Monuments and Sites &
Strategies for the Conservation and Protection’,
on November 25th at CPWD SabhaGaar, Lucknow.
Three Army Public Schools have shown interest
on the concept of ‘Green School Initiatives’.
State Chapter plans to explore the prospects of
developing Kudia Ghat Complex, with the State
Culture and Tourism Department.
The Chambal Valley is a little known destination, 70
kms from the famous world heritage sites of Agra and
is home to diverse un-explored historical, cultural
and natural attractions, and is a microcosm of the
rural Indian heartland. The Chapter has prepared
a detailed scientific listing of Flora and fauna of
National Chambal Sanctuary and surrounding
areas. A booklet has been published by the
Chapter and is distributed free of charge to all
visitors to Chambal. Ram Pratap and his wife Ms.
Anu have been honoured with the SATTE-INTACH
Heritage Tourism Award for 2012 for ‘"Unexplored
Heritage Sites designed for Heritage Trails, Walks
and Tours, and its Marketing and Promotion".
The Agra Chapter has initiated a membership
drive to bring on board interested individuals/
organizations from diverse sections of society.
Agra
Allahabad
A Natural Heritage Awareness Workshop was
held at the Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Agra,
in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest
Department. The participants included tour
operators, hoteliers and the local community
members. The objective of the workshop was to
highlight the numerous Natural Heritage sites
in and around Agra and need for sustainable
development and tourism initiatives around these
sites. In January 2012 the Chapter facilitated
a preliminary survey of a few drains of Agra.
The Bateshwar Temples are an integral part of
the rich heritage of the Agra district. There are
many issues that require redress to ensure the
preservation of this splendid inheritance. The
Chapter has conducted a preliminary listing of
over a 100 heritage buildings in the village. The
Chapter successfully lobbied for the creation
of the Bateshwar heritage management and
development committee. The Chapter has
designed and hosted the official website for
Bateshwar at www.bateshwar.in.
In May 2011 the Chapter celebrated the
International Museum’s Day in which children were
invited to create stories from objects & artifacts and
in June, the World Environment Day by planting of
trees in the premises of the Chandrasekhar Azad
Park. The Chapter organized a heritage walk in the
State Bank of India main office in Nov to celebrate
150 years of the Allahabad main branch. The
Chapter released the bound copy of the Phase I of
its heritage listing project in Feb 12.
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Banda
The Chapter celebrated the World Tourism Day
on 14 Oct at Kalinjar Fort. Heritage walks and
cultural programmes were organized. The aim
of the function was towards development of the
fort and its surroundings so as to bring it in the
tour itinerary. The Chapter organized the World
Heritage Day at the fort by involving large number
of college and school students.
Brij Bhoomi (Mathura)
Orai
The Chapter has been actively campaigning for
Clean Yamuna and pollution free environment.
In July, with more than 65 School Children a
morning processions with INTACH banners and
slogans was organized. This programme was aired
by ‘Akashvani’. In the month of Sep, ‘Sakhi may
Shyam’, a dance play was conducted attended by
artists from Mumbai- MP- Delhi and eminent local
persons. The Chapter also organized the Gandhi
Jayanti day, where in number of Scholars spoke on
the life & teachings of Gandhi ji.
The Orai Chapter organized on 18th April, 2011 a
Seminar on “Save Heritage” in which 250 students
participated. The Convener Dr. Harimohan Purwar,
Dr Samita Jaiswal, Dr. Manju Johri, Dr. Ram
Kishore Paharia, Aayub Khan, etc along with
students expressed their views on conservation of
heritage. On 7th July, 2011, during natural heritage
programme “Save Heritage, Plant Tulsi Birva” a
book written by the Convener was reviewed and
students given kits containing bags made of ecofriendly items. On 7th September, 2011 on the
occasion of Ganesh festival they organized a big
exhibition on craft paintings of Shri Ganesha made
of handmade eco-friendly paper, in which about
500 students participated. On 19th September
2011 a comprehensive Plantation Programme
was organized in the premises of Department of
Education and plantation of Ashoka Pendula done.
On 25th September 2011 rag pickers children near
the Dhadeshwari temple were distributed Biscuits,
copy, pencil, etc under Sarv Shiksha Campaign.
Gorakhpur/Poorvanchal
Gorakhpur, over the period has done a number
of conservation and restoration works. The
Chapter restored 200 years old temple at Gola
with the help of the local people and students. A
conservation camp at Maharaj Gang was held and
Heritage walks organized for the College students.
The Chapter has also taken up the restoration
work of temples at Gola and Goraknath involving
the college students, who have shown a very keen
interest in these works.
Jhansi
Three meetings were held for planning for the
conservation and preservation of monuments,
ponds, and step wells, Palaces and garden. Listing
of 100 monuments has been completed and
report published.
Lalitpur
The Chapter organized functions on the occasion
of the world heritage and environment day to
bring up the issues of pollution. It organized Kavi
Sammelan on 15 Aug, where number of poets’
recited poems on the heritage of the region of
Bhndali. A photo exhibition depicting various old
heritage sites was held in March.
On Gandhi Jayanti an exhibition “Meet the
Mahatama Gandhi” was organized at D.V.
College. On 5-7 November a a Heritage Tour was
organized, under which villages related to the
freedom fighters of First War of Independence
were visited and paid homage. Under this tour,
a book “Barjor Singh” written by Davender Singh
and Dr. Harimohan Purwar on Martyr Barjor Singh
of Biliyan was released. A seminar ‘Save Heritage’
was organized for children of local ‘Gurukulam’
school, about 450 students participated. On 11th
December, 2011 in association with D.V. College,
Department of Library a Manuscript Conservation
Seminar was organized. In this seminar Dr.
Sampurnanand, Sanskrit College, Varanasi,
Department Head of Mythological History and
Dr. Gangadhar Panda, Manuscript Convenor,
National Manuscript Mission, Uttar Pradesh
impressed upon the need and importance and
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conservation of manuscripts, about 150 scholars
were present.
is to enroll more members for wider base and
outreach.
Varanasi
South Zone
The Varanasi Chapter throughout the year was
actively involved in preservation and conservation
works. The restoration of Dharmakupais is almost
complete with the stone wall enclosure. Restoration
of the fallen burji (pylon) of Ganga Mahal (built
in 1864) was completed and restoration works
of other parts of this building are being done.
16 bamboo chhataris have been donated to the
ghatias. It participated in the World Heritage Day
held on 19th November at the Gurudham Temple
complex, in collaboration with U. P. Archaeology
and U. P. Epigraphy Departments. Lectures were
given by Prof. Vidula Jayaswal, Prof. K.N. Raju
and Sri Gautam Chaterjee, and a photographic
exhibition on heritage buildings and important
inscriptions of the city held.
The Chapter is taking up the issues with the
Ministry of Tourism, Uttar Pradesh, for the various
problems of the city and speed up the 5 DPRs
submitted by INTACH, as well as presenting other
problems such as proper cleaning and removing
of illegal temporary constructions (shops) in
the ghats, proper lightning of heritage buildings
on the ghats, and restoring Kanganvali Haveli,
Devakinandan Haveli, etc. Convener Kalyan
Krishna is happy to inform that finally the project
of restoration of Balaji Mandir (next to Ram Ghat)
has taken shape, and soon restoration work will
start.
Pauri Garhwal
The Pauri Garhwal, new rural Chapter was raised
and Dan Singh Rawat appointed the Convener. The
Chapter celebrated the Republic Day by organizing
awareness programmes for the local people. It is
holding regular Chapter meeting and its endeavor
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Andhra Pradesh
The Conveners Meet of the State Chapters
was held on 24 June 2011 at Hyderabad. Shri
M. Veda Kumar, State Co-Convener along with
the Warangal Convener and Heritage activists
visited Ramappa Temple and inspected Devadula
underground Tunnel excavation work, which was
creating vibration to the temple complex and
suggested ways to overcome the same. To protect
the water body of Musi River in Ranga District,
local people and activists have been mobilized and
committees formed. In March, with the respective
area’s Core Committee they took up the cause to
protect and safeguard the illegal mining of Granite
rock formation at Karimnagar and the Kuntala
Waterfalls close to Nirmal Town from the Thermal
Plant coming up.
The Co-Convener along with teachers and Heritage
activists who are also involved in Manuscript
Mission programme visited the heritage temple
and the lake in Dichipalli Village, Nazamabad
District to make people aware of protecting the
heritage property as well as rejuvenating the
water body. Documentation of a few streets and
houses of heritage values was done to bring out
their importance and ways to protect them.
Anantapur
In Dec, the Chapter conducted a tour for its
members and their families to Penukonda Fort.
East Godavari
The Chapter celebrated the World Heritage Day on
18 April by conducting Essay Writing Competition on
“Natural Heritage –Preservation and Conservation
with special reference to East Godavari District”,
more than 300 students participated. The Theme
for 2011 being: The Cultural Heritage of Water.
Smt. L.Sesha Kumari explained to the students
about the World Heritage Day being celebrated
every year on 18th April as approved at the 22nd
UNESCO General Conference in 1983. Recent
excavations by the Government for Polavaram
canal net work in East Godavari District, revealed
the relics of Budhist Stupas which existed in 3rd.
century B.C. along banks of the River Thandava,
in Kummarilova, near Tuni. The Chapter members
visited the site and appealed to the Chief Patron,
the District Collector to earmark some land and
build a Museum for housing the rare objects which
are being unearthed there. Proposals were put
up by the Tahsildar for 5 Acres of land adjoining
the site which will have to be officially sanctioned.
Since more than 6/7 Buddhist sites exist in the
District in different parts, a proposal was given
to the District Collector to link up these sites with
proper roads and minimum facilities. As part
of the Heritage week celebrations, the Chapter
in association with the Ideal College of Arts &
Sciences, Kakinada, conducted a Workshop for
students of local Colleges & Schools.
Kadapa
The Chapter kept a special focus in propagating
the cultural heritage of the District. The World
Heritage Day was celebrated at Sidhout, a Mandal
H.Q. where a thousand year old Fort exists.
Heritage games Chendu Ata and Cheduguda,
a ancient form of Kabbadi were held and a rally
taken out, singers to play various folk songs such
as Kolatam, Chekka Bhajana etc, were invited and
felicitated. In July a seminar on the protection of
ancient and historical buildings in kadapa District
was held, this was attended by eminent scholars
and local school and college students. It also
organized functions during the world heritage
week, Tagore’s 150th anniversary, centenary
anniversary of the national anthem ‘Jana Gana
Mana’, INTACHs Founders Day, and the world
water day on 22 Mar 2012.
Kurnool
The World Heritage week was celebrated by the
Chapter by conducting heritage walk, field trips to
the ancient rock paintings at Kethavaram village
with the heritage clubs students, presentations
to college students on heritage, clean up drive,
special talk on public issues by matter specialists
and holding seminar in collaboration with ASI. The
convener, Shri B. Venkateswarlu, with the active
support of Chapter members will be undertaking
number of projects\ such as Wall Picture Paintings
on the main centres in Kurnool City on the topic
of cultural heritage, preservation of 15th century
manuscripts and its publication and paintings on
save the Tiger. It will be taking up the listing of
the heritage trees of the district and printing of
brochures on the monuments.
Machilipatnam
The Chapter members regularly and in a big way
are taking up the issues to protect the tangible
and intangible heritage in the district, which is
slowly being destroyed. In August, it established
the Silaphalakam on the name of ‘Madaiah Gari
Mallana’, in Ayyanki, to honor the great poet and
revive his works. In Nov, the Chapter stopped the
demolition of the old historic temple at Nidumolu
and took up the matter for its preservation with
the District Collector. Shri T. Rammohan Rao, the
Convener, a writer on old culture and history wrote a
book called “Bandaru Muchattlu”, which contains
more information about the first Municipality in
Andhra Pradesh. This work was relayed on Akasha
Vani continuously for 13 weeks and applauded by
the public.
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Srikakulam
The Chapter Convener, Shri Dharmarao Dusi,
carried out well planned and co-ordinated
activities spread over the entire year. Chairman
visited Srikakulam Chapter on 06 Aug 2011 and
inaugurated heritage clubs in degree colleges and
addressed the teachers and students. He also
visited Upanishanmanandiram; one ancient library
which had been restored by the Chapter. On world
tourism day, a photo exhibition was organized,
which was opened by the Collector. In Oct, a 3
days heritage festival on classical music, folk arts
and ‘Astavadhanam’, an age old literary form were
presented. In Feb, all India Radio recorded the 12
art forms of the District, which were documented
by the Chapter.
The Chapter in association with Gurajada
educational society initiated formation of History
congress of Kalinga-Andhra with special reference
to the Srikakulam district. It has also taken steps to
conduct competitions of paintings of heritage sites
on the walls of the district for creating awareness.
The Chapter was sanctioned Rs. 18 lakhs for the
restoration of the Dutch Building on the banks
of Nagavali River, a remains of 17th century. The
Chapter is now making efforts to mobilize funds for
the preservation of ancient inscription of 1077 AD
Deerghasi. The listing of 300 sites has been done
and now a survey is being taken up village wise in
around 1100 panchayat, by involving journalists,
teachers, Sarpanchs and concerned Officers. The
Chapter expects to list total of 1000 heritage sites
by the end of 2012.
Visakhapatnam
The year 2011-12 started with the Chapter
celebrating the World Heritage Day Programme
started with Children of Jagriti Heritage Club of
Visakha Valley School singing “Yenki Patalu”, the
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sensitive love songs of a village belle Yenki and her
lover boy Naidu Bava. These songs were written
about 100 years ago by Sri Nanduri Subba Rao
who belongs to this region. Prof K Surayanarayana,
Dept of History, Andhra University, narrated the
History of Visakhapatnam to members of the
Chapter and other invitees. Vedam is the ultimate
heritage of India, it is said that the Vedas are not
written but came into existence. A treatise on
Yajurveda, “Satapada Brahmanam” was written in
Telgu and the manuscript was restored by Sri B N
Sastry, this was made public on 4th June, 2011.
Erra Matti Dibbalu (EMD), is a unique and rare
geological formation and is nature’s gift to Vizag,
also called as Red Lands, are the Late Quaternary
(from around ~ 30 to 40 thousand years ago).
Coastal Red sediments, are very popular in
Visakhapatnam. Owing to gully type of erosion,
with the development of deep ravines they present
an awe inspiring extraordinary scenic beauty. Due
to this reason they have become very dearer to the
people of Visakhapatnam. It has become one of the
important picnic spot of the city. Anthropological
studies have also thrown up valuable evidence
of prehistoric human existence in and around
the site. A National Workshop and Brainstorming
Session on the “Urgent need for protecting the
rarely preserved geological features was held at
Andhra University, on 15th and 16th of February,
2012. The workshop was sponsored by Ministry
of Earth Sciences, Government of India, besides
INTACH and the Department of Geology, Andhra
University, the workshop was co-organized by all
the prominent Indian geo-scientific organizations
including the Geological society of India, Indian
Association of Sedimentary, Indian Academy
of Geosciences, South Asian Association of
Economic Geologists, Indian Geological Congress
and SEPM which is the International Association
for sedimentary Geology of USA represented by IIT
Mumbai. More than 1000 people participated in
the inaugural session. After the inaugural session,
there was a presentation of the documentary film
on Erramatti Dibbalu followed by Photo, cartoon,
painting exhibition. The post lunch sessions were
organized in the dept. of Geology which include
the presentations on Geology, anthropology,
environmental science, legal aspects, tourism,
inclusive development etc. and finally group
discussion.
After elaborate and detailed discussions, the
panel resolved to appeal to authorities:
• To declare Erra Matti Dibbalu (EMDs) as a
protected site and take all such measures
that will facilitate its protection in its pristine
form taking into consideration the lively hood
needs of the community. In any effort to
protect the EMDs all the stake holders should
be involved.
• To provide a mechanism, by a local government,
to take care of the site in accordance with
accepted international norms applicable to
ecologically sensitive areas and significant
geological features.
• To promote only regulated tourism and
refrain from disturbing the fabric of the sand
formations
• Refrain from building any permanent or
temporary structures of any sort, other than
those built to the minimum extent necessary
with eco-friendly-bio degradable material,
solely to help tourists and naturalists to view
the features.
Erra Matti Dibbalu (EMD), is a unique and rare geological
formation and is nature’s gift
Warangal
The Chapter celebrated the world heritage day
with the local people of Regonda village. A field
visit in July to thousand pillars Temple was
organized, where the Convener, Prof Pandu
Ranga Rao explained the renovation activities in
progress. Field visits with officials from IGNCA and
rock painting experts from Pondicherry University
was held to carry out certain investigations.
Number of competitions events such as elocution,
patriotic songs singing, painting, essay writing,
Rangoli & quiz, cycle rally were conducted. In
January, seminar on ‘Madaram Jathara-Historical
& Cultural Perspective’ was done. On 28 Mar
12, Book release of Hands on Heritage Telgu to
English Version and the Conveners meet was
held. This was attended by the Chairman INTACH,
Director HECS and a number of civil officials, this
was followed by heritage walk.
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Karataka State Chapter
In November 2011, Gulbarga Chapter was inaugurated by Sri Amarnath Patil, Chairman, Hyderabad
Karnataka Development Board. Several papers on
History and culture of Gulbarga were presented.
The Whitefield Oral History Project on the AngloIndian Settlement of Whitefield with assistance
from INTACH and UK Trust was completed by Ms.
Krupa Rajangam, conservation Architect.
Bijapur
With the efforts of Dr Krishna Kolharkulkarni, a sub
Chapter at Bagalkot was formed in Feb 2012, this
will be converted to a full Chapter on enrollment of
more members. The Chapter celebrated the world
heritage week in association with the ASI Circle
by having a painting competition with slogans. A
seminar on Architectural Styles of North Karnataka
region was held at Bagalkot, the seminar touched
on the entire range of architecture prevalent in
the region from early Chalukyan era [6thc] to the
subsequent Rashtrakuta, Western Chalukya,
Vijaynagara and Indo Sarsanic period [17thc],
covering 1000 years of architectural activities of
Karnataka. The Convener, while delivering the
valedictory address, also drew attention to the
recent architectural findings at Bijapur water
supply during Adilshahi period by power point
presentation.
The Chapter has taken initiative in purifying and
cleaning the local water bodies and has cleared
the many Centuries old water tank from where
sacred ‘Shalmala’ river originates. Seeing this,
the District Administration also cleared the sacred
Someshwar Tank. The Chapter organized number
of heritage trips to ancient monuments/temples
and important environment surroundings for the
students of local schools. The Chapter has been
regularly conducting monthly classical musical
concerts, literary meets and painting exhibitions.
It continues to run two libraries and brings out
regular monthly periodical ‘Avani’.
Calicut
The Chapter organized number of heritage related
programmes for students of schools and Colleges.
The Convener on invitation has addressed
Founding Day of Youth Hostel, Revival of the Fort of
Tipu Sultan by ASI, seminar on Kozhikode Heritage
and on listing works. The Chapters Listing will be
completed during this year and it is also taking
up the work to shoot the underwater area of the
Sacrifice Rock by local support, the documentation
of which was completed earlier. The Chapter brings
out meaningful half yearly Newsletter; the topics
dealt during this year related to Heritage Streets
and the other to the Migrant Communities which
settled in Calicut more than a hundred years ago.
Dharwad
Kasaragod
The Chapter has been active on all fronts throughout
the year. On 15-16 May seminar on early ‘Chalujyas
of Badami’ dating back to 6th Century was
organized, this was attended by the Chairman. The
old Kannada language book on cookery written by
Monarch entitled ‘Soopa- Shastra” was translated
in English by a Chapter member and published by
INTACH. The book was released in Dharwad in a
function attended by government functionaries.
A two day teachers training programme by HECS
was organized, this was attended by 60 teachers.
The Chapter has achieved remarkable growth in
making the people aware of heritage and also the
need to conserve it. They focused on documenting
the cultural heritage of Kerala with the finalization
of the project work- Theyyam documentation. Also
they successfully completed the listing of Heritage
buildings of Thalasseri, the palm-fringed geography
of the area is adorned with rivers, canals, hills with
orange hued rock and a long scenic coastline.
Thalasseri has lots of colonial buildings as the first
colonial administration for Malabar district started
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from here. It is also blessed with Traditional Muslim
houses as the keyees (a family came from Arabia).
Buildings related to Freedom movement are also
in vogue and first cricket ground, Bakery is also
seen in Thalasseri.
The Chapter conducted the listing work with the
help of NIT, Department of Architecture, Kozhikode.
Dr. Kasthrba, associate professor and Head of the
department has sent a team of eight students for
the work. They were also given training by Prof. Eugene Pandala, an eminent conservation architect
and co-convener of Kerala State Chapter. They
initiated a project to document Theyyam KannurKasargod districts, with the financial assistance of
Intangible heritage division. Though the documentation work was over during the year, the editing
work is in progress. The Chapter has conducted
heritage awareness classes for school children.
Theyyam, Oppana performance at INTACH
Kasargod chapter has initiated a performance of
folk dances of Kerala in order to extend exposure
on its varied intangible cultural heritage. A 20
member artist group led by Dr. V.Jayarajan,
Convener, visited Delhi and performed Theyyam,
Oppana, Thiruvathirakkali and Margam Kali on
10th October 2011.
Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu State Chapter has been assisting
the Pondicherry Chapter in the restoration of the
Danish buildings, mainly the Court House, at
Tarangambadi or Tranquebar in the Nagapattinam
District of Tamil Nadu. The assistance has been
mainly in the form of technical inputs and archival
research pertaining to these buildings at the
Tamil Nadu State Archives, Chennai. Tranquebar
was, for many years, a Danish settlement till
1845 when it was acquired through purchase by
the British. The National Museum of Denmark
in Copenhagen is keenly interested in restoring
the Danish buildings of Tranquebar. Officials
from Denmark visited Tranquebar in SeptemberOctober, 2008 and again in March-April, 2009 to
see the progress of work and discuss the project
with INTACH representatives from both the Tamil
Nadu and Pondicherry Chapters. The Tamil Nadu
Chapter arranged and coordinated the research on
the history and use of these Danish buildings and
earlier conservation efforts (pre-1947) pertaining
to these structures. The research was done mainly
at the Tamil Nadu State Archives, Egmore, Chennai.
The actual restoration of the Court House is almost
complete. The building posed a real challenge for
the restoration team because its early history and
use, being not clearly known. The building seems
to have been put to various uses when it was
under the British from 1845 to 1947. The INTACH
restoration team had also to face hostility from the
local people who were frightened that by restoring
these Danish buildings, the local Indian residents
in the area may be forced to move out. INTACH and
the local administrative authorities have assured
these native residents that they will never be
moved out of their ancestral lands and homes.
Since 1999, the Chapter has been regularly
organizing educational Heritage tours to places
of historical and archaeological interest. Both
INTACH members and non-members are welcome
on these tours. The cost of the tours is shared by
the participants. This year, tours to Arikamedu,
Pondicherry and Mahabalipuram were organized.
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In addition, Dr. Suresh led two more tours: 1)
Chola Tour focusing on the history and art of the
Cholas—a famous dynasty that ruled South India
between the ninth and thirteenth centuries A.D.:
Roman Trail Tour covering the archaeological sites
that have yielded material evidence for the ancient
trade and cultural contacts between South India
and the Roman empire. These sites are spread in
Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Pondicherry. The Roman Trail
Tour is one of the most important and popular
tours conducted by Tamil Nadu INTACH
In the Heritage Tour series, one of the most recent
ones, conducted in January, 2012, was the tour
to Nanjil Nadu that comprises of the NagarkoilKanyakumari regions of Tamil Nadu. This area thus
forms the southernmost peninsular tip of India.
They actively collaborated with the smaller
Chapters in Tamil Nadu on various events,
particular, for Heritage Awareness Programs for
the children in collaboration with the Coimbatore,
Madurai and Tanjavur Chapters. Members from
Chapters in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and
Salem (Tamil Nadu) visited the Tamil Nadu State
Chapter office for guidance and discussions
regarding possible joint-projects. Tamil Nadu
state Convener Dr. Suresh delivered a series
of lectures, in different Chapters, based on his
recent research as a Fulbright Senior Research
Fellow affiliated to the National Trust for Historic
Preservation (NTHP), Washington D.C. and the
School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
of the University of Maryland. The research
mainly focused on a comparison of the Indian
and the American systems of heritage buildings
preservation, emphasizing on the heritage
preservation policies and problems.
The Chapter prepared fresh hard copies and CDs
of the Maritime Heritage Documentation Project
Reports pertaining to Tamil Nadu–a project that
was successfully completed way back in 2007-08.
The extra copies will be shared with the INTACH
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Central office as also other Chapters wanting to
use it for academic purposes.
Chennai
Each year, August 22 is celebrated as Madras
Day because on this day, way back in 1639, the
local king gave a tiny strip of coastal land to the
British to build a settlement. This settlement
later continually expanded by acquiring scores of
neighbouring villages and is now the city of Madras
or Chennai. The celebrations start a week before
22nd August and include lectures, quiz, debating
competitions, food festival and other cultural
events all centered on the broad theme of Madras.
Most of the events are held in collaboration with
the INTACH Heritage Clubs functioning in the local
schools. Like last year, this year too, the Chapter, in
collaboration with the State Chapter participated
in the Filmit Project and helped coordinate the
Tagore Memorial Educational Contest in the
Chennai region. The Chapter organized a series
of Heritage Awareness Programs through visits
to different historical places and archaeological
sites in and around Chennai, mainly for school
and college students.
Coimbatore
The Chapter has done the refurbishing work of the
Coimbatore clock tower, the Project Coordinator;
RAJESH Govindarajulu gave a report of the history
and the details of works done. The Chapter has
taken up the task to set up an integrated museum
for the city; this was widely reported in the Times
of India. Three local schools won prizes in the
competitions held by Fox History Channel at the
national level. The chapter has now formed a
team to document and list the Heritage Trees in
Coimbatore District.
Kodaikanal
The year 2011-2012 has been a ‘literary’ one for
the Kodaikanal chapter! A book, on the Heritage
of Kodai, is underway and will go to press by the
end of 2012. Many books have been written on
Kodai, some on its structural heritage; others on
Nature. The Kodai chapter’s book includes both,
and will also serve as a visitors walking guide
replete with literature and photographs, old and
new. The SITAR (Shivanjali INTACH Teach a Raga)
initiative is progressing with great fervor amongst
the children and teachers alike. The Chapter
members have being sending RTI letters regarding
illegal construction and all the minuses that come
along with it, destruction of heritage buildings,
destruction of Natural heritage, pollution in the
waterways of Kodaikanal, etc.
Nagercoil
Nagercoil Chapter conducted many activities
under its Convener Dr. R.S.Lal Mohan. Regular
executive committee & general body meetings,
heritage tours, listing of heritage buildings, field
activities and seminars were held with success.
The 1200 years old Chemmankulam Tank was
cleaned with the local support. The attempt to
encroach the tank was foiled by filing a suit in
the local court and 07 tanks in and around the
town cleaned. This effort was well appreciated by
the PWD. Efforts were also done to save the hill
areas from illegal quarrying. The listing of heritage
buildings of the Kanyakumari District, such as – the
London Mission Society, the Seminary, the Clock
Tower, Catherine Booth Hospital and Government
High School were completed. To create awareness
among the Children, cleaning of public places
was done. Seminar on Save the Paddy and on
Grassroots Democracy were held
Nilgiris
The Chapter efforts over the years for preservation of architectural heritage of Nilgiri are finally
showing some results. Collector building, a char-
acteristic feature of British architecture has been
restored to its original texture. The Chapter with
Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan (Nilgiri Kendra) has been
in the forefront of promoting Indian traditions and
culture in the Nilgiri District. Ms. Geetha Srinivasan, Convener arranged for an audio visual programme by the ‘Light and Life Academy’ on the big
temples of Tanjore, an engineering marvel, a audio visual presentation of the rare manuscripts in
the Saraswathi Mahal Library in Tinjore, and also
arranged a programme by the renowned musicologist, Ms Anasuya Kulkarni. One of the gems of
British Colonial Architecture is the Lawley Institute,
which celebrated its centenary in March 2012; the
function was attended by the TN State Governor,
who lauded the conservations works taken up by
the institution. Convener Nilgiri is the Trustee of
the Institute as the Governor’s nominee.
Pondicherry
The Chapter is a member of the State Level Heritage
Conservation Advisory Committee (SLHCAC) along
with the State Government and civil society, with
the Secretary Town & Country Planning as its
Chairman. Regular meetings are held to discuss
issues pertaining to heritage preservation in
Pondicherry. One of the important tasks has been
the comprehensive revision of inventory of all the
Heritage buildings in the French and Tamil quarters
as required by the SLHCAC. This revised list was
submitted to the Chief Town Planner and the State
Level Heritage Conservation Advisory Committee
for their review. They are also assisting the Town and
Country Planning Department (TCPD) to prepare
a Detailed Development Plan which will provide
legal safeguards for the Heritage buildings. The
other major area of their work has been screening
the building permission applications, pertaining to
both listed and unlisted heritage buildings received
through the Pondicherry Planning Authority (PPA).
In these cases if they cannot prevent demolition of
heritage buildings, alternative elevation designs
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that are in harmony with the streetscape are
provided, a total of 43 buildings have been dealt
with under this work.
It has submitted the complete working drawings to
the Project Implementing Agency for the execution
of the Gingee Bazaa. A detailed list of all Govt
heritage buildings with budgetary estimates
has been prepared and submitted for funding
to the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission,
through the office of the Hon.ble Chief Minister
of Pondicherry. A more comprehensive proposal
with detailed estimates for three Govt schools
housed in heritage buildings was also prepared
and submitted to the National Culture Fund –
NCF (under the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India)
through the Office of the Chief Secretary, Govt
of Pondicherry. There is a strong possibility that
this would be approved and funded by the NCF.
The work for the improvement of two museums
in Pondicherry has progressed and Chapter
presented a draft outline concept to the Dept of Art
& Culture. This project has been approved and will
be funded by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India.
They have continued the work of preparing and
revising the inventory of the museum collection
which will form a base for design of the museums
& will start work on the detailed Project Report
(DPR) after getting the work order.
At the request of the office of the LG, they have
been organizing heritage walks and tours in the
Boulevard Town of Pondicherry for VIPs like the
Secretary to the President of India, the French
Ambassador in New Delhi and other dignitaries.
This gives them an opportunity to visit a few
important heritage buildings and other tourism
related projects being developed in Pondicherry.
Heritage walks are also offered on request for the
public and the tourists. They carried out heritage
awareness workshops for school teachers and
conducted heritage walks for school children
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and college students. A celebration on the 84th
Anniversary of the Arrival of Sri Rabindranath
Tagore to Pondicherry was organized at the
INTACH office with an exhibition of his photos. A
group of artists and musicians performed during
the programme.
Many architecture and interior design students,
including some from overseas are doing their
internship every year as a part of their academic
program in aspects of conservation of built
heritage and tourism studies. The Chapter has
been successfully promoting Pondicherry as a
heritage destination through heritage walk, news
paper articles etc.
East Zone
Patna
The Chapter held regular meetings to review
the past activities and decide about the further
works. Special invitees from teaching, medical
and social fields also attended. Four major events
in collaborations with ASI Patna Circle were
conducted during the Heritage Week. The first was
visit to Quila house (Patna City) to gain knowledge
of history, artifacts and objects of art & antiques
dating back to three centuries collected and
maintained by the Jalan family. This was followed
by a talk by Dr. Paula Gonzaga de SA on role of
Museums in spreading knowledge of heritage in
the region, an interactive session with students
and heritage walk. Based on these joint activities,
the Chapter will open up more heritage clubs
and organize awareness programmes for the
citizenries. The INTACH founders’ day on 27.01.12
was organized by focusing on awareness, essay’s
competition and heritage management.
Hazaribagh
Philomina Imam, Juliet Imam and Gustav Imam,
Life members of the INTACH Hazaribagh Chapter
were invited by the city of La Rochelle to represent
the tribal art and Tribal Women Artists’ Cooperative
at the Arts Atlantic exhibition at Espace ENCAN
through their project organized by Espaces Congres
de La Rochelle & Centre EuroIndia. The team was
in France from 5th to 21st November. The Autumn
Festival of Centre Intermondes at La Rochelle is
an annual feature of the arts including painting,
literature, theatre, documentary, music, etc was
held from September to November, 2011.
On 9th Nov. Convenor Shri Bulu Imam and Coconvener Mrs.Elizabeth Imam attended a seminar
organized by the Gandhi Foundation and Amnesty
International at the Amnesty International at the
Old Inn Yard, London. The seminar was on the
problems faced by Adivasi and tribal groups and
also reflections on the Gandhi International Peace
Award 2011 for which Shri Bulu Imam and Dr.
Binayak Sen have been nominated.
For the past Six years, INTACH and the British
Association for Cemeteries in South Asia have
been working on the identification, restoration, and
conservation of old British tombs in Hazaribagh.
Between Nov. 2011 and March 2012 the fifth
phase of the restoration and conservation was
completed. The first phase was for the Old Britis
Old British Graveyard (1790-1835) with about
20 tombs completed in 2006. The project has
continued in the Hurhuru British Cemetery (18351935), where 30 more tombs have just been
renovated bringing the total in both the cemeteries
to 250 tombs.
Before and After- Old British Graveyard (1790-1835)
Before-Restoration- Hurhuru British Cemetery (1835-1935)
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After Restoration
Bhadrak
The Governor of Jharkhand Dr.Syed Ahmed presented
the Convener with the award on 12th February for his
work in ART and CULTURE.
Balasore
The Balasore Chapter has completed one year and
is running smoothly and is steadily increasing its
membership. The district had a glorious past in the
field of overseas navigation trade and commerce.
Thus it has a long history, which has left behind
monuments, archways, tombs, temples, citadels,
victory pillars and various historical sites &
memory parks which are to be preserved and
taken care of. The Chapter in right earnest has
taken up awareness progrmmes of safeguarding
and preservation of these heritage sites among
young generation. Besides listing, it has started
propagation of the ideals of INTACH.
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The Chapter in a short period of two years since
inception is having over 50 dedicated members
due to the efforts of its Convener Shri Digambar
Mohanty. It has been regularly holding Chapter
Meetings and doing its activities. A State level
seminar on “JATRA KALARANTUDSIAL-Bhadrak”
was organized in April 2011; this was followed
by the ‘Odisha Jatra-Prospects and Challenges’
attended by over 100 Opera Artists. It was decided
to establish a Jatra Academy to look after the
artist’s interest and keep their traditions alive.
Bhubaneshwar
The Bhubaneshwar Chapter completed 25 years
since inception and celebrated its silver jubilee
and founders day and also the Odisha founders
and heritage day, by way of organizing essay and
painting competitions. It has taken up the work for
restoration of Taleswara Temple under ‘Adopt a
Monument’ for which funds have been arranged
from the Tourism department. Listing of heritage
(natural & manmade) of the district of Nayagarh
has been completed under the guidance of Prof.
Sadasib Pradhan, HOD, Dept. of Ancient History,
Utkal University.
In September, seminar on ‘Role of Corporate Bodies
in heritage Protection’ was held. Dr. Nik Senapati,
MD of M/s Rio-Tinto India, a global corporation and
the nephew of the first Chapter Convener, Wing
Cdr. Senapati was the Chief Guest. He presented a
global picture of damage to environment and local
culture due to industrial and mining activities. His
company is also carrying similar works and he
invited members to Keonjhar, to see how they are
tackling these issues. It emerged that corporate
sector with INTACH has a big responsibility towards
preservation of our heritage. A national level quiz
on heritage among engineering students was
done in collaboration with Sikshya-o-Anusandhan
University. The first prize was for Rs. 50000/and 158 teams participated. Seeing the interest
generated, it has been decided to hold this every
year. The Chapter published its quarterly news
bulletin ‘Ayitiha’, which was started 3 years back.
Cuttack
The Chapter held regular meetings and has taken up
the issue of conservation of heritage institutions. It
has been tasked to prepare preliminary estimates
for conservation. It is also making efforts to
assess the steps which can be taken to preserve
the making of Dhokra handicraft, a hereditary
process learnt by generation to generation, by the
villagers. The Chapter will now take up the listing
of the monuments of Choudhar, it earlier has
done the listing of the City. The Chapter with its
efforts and even filing a PIL in Odisha High Court
has been able to get grants for establishment/
conservation of the Freedom Fighters Memorial.
The work being done now by INTACH Conservation
Institute on behalf of the Chapter.
Mayurbhanj
The Chapter has taken up the Listing works of the
district and its publications.
West Bengal and Calcutta Chapter
The Chapter members attended the, IBSA; The Indo
British Scholars Association an evening of `Songs
of Tagore’ by Srovonti and Arindam Bandopadhyay
and their group on 8th April at the British Council
Auditorium. This is a special program about the
influence of Irish and Scottish melodies on Tagore’s
music. A Programme was organized to observe
the World Environment Day on the 4th of June at
Rotary Sadan, along with Centre for Contemporary
Communication. The Chapter had been given
an assignment for the preparation of a Detailed
Project Report for a Science Heritage Museum at
Acharya Bhavan by the Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose
Trust. The DPR had been completed and handed
over to the Trust.
Convenor visited Germany in connection with
Collaboration Agreement with the Berlin and
Dresden Museums. The agreement was signed by
Chairman INTACH’s and the Directors General of
the two museums on 24th June 2011. The photodocumentation of the Assam Tea Gardens was
completed and a substantial portion of the data
collected. The project for listing of South Bengal
Heritage was completed and the soft copy of the
report handed over to the WB Heritage Commission.
The hard copies are under print. A programme had
been organized at Victoria Memorial on the World
Heritage Day, in which the Chapter participated.
A photo exhibition on River Heritage Tourism was
displayed at the Currency Building.
A programme initiated by Ms Nayantara
Palchoudhuri was held at the Currency Building
with a view to “Bring Heritage to Life” – more
specifically for adaptive reuse of the built heritage.
INTACH was invited by the organizers of the
Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival to participate in
the Festival which was held from the 11th to the
15th January, 2012.The Filmit Festival for films
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on Heritage and Culture made by school children
in Calcutta was held on 02 Feb, at the Birla High
School.
An international seminar organized on 10 &11
Feb, by the Goethe Institute and the Dresden
Museum on Urban Changes and Culture was held
at the Currency Building through the good office of
INTACH. Conservators from the Art Conservation
Centre, Calcutta along with the newly appointed CoConvenor for Bengal, Ms Nayantara Palchoudhuri
attended the two-day national seminar on “Recent
Trends in Heritage Conservation” organized by
the Indian Museum on the 28th and 29th March.
The participants found it to be very informative
and helped to upgrade their knowledge base.
The chapter Website (www.intachcal.com) is
functional, the Convenor requested all members
to provide information and articles/photographs
to enrich the website further.
Darjeeling
This Chapter was revived in January 2012 and Shri
Bharat Prakash Rai, appointed the Convener. The
Chapter efforts resulted in activation of the Asians
first Hydel Power Project at Sidrabong so that the
city gets more water during the lean seasons. It
is carrying out preliminary survey of the listings
which one yet to be done. It has taken up the
issue to protect the J.B. Thapa Park, a heritage
place from the vandalism done by the Gorkha Hill
Council. Accordingly it staged a demonstration for
its protection on 28 March 2012.
Diamond Harbour
The Chapter is making preparations to hold
seminar on Sunderbans Cultural heritage and its
flora and fauna.
Santiniketan
The Chapter completed the restoration of the
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Itonda Temple on 30 June 2011 and handed it
over to the Village Panchayat, thereafter Kali deity
was established, a function attended by over five
thousand people and this puja was after a gap of
80 years. With the efforts of Shri Subir Adhikari,
the Convener, a brochure on ‘Story of Itonda’
and a documentary, an exemplary work is now
ready. He was invited to an all India Seminar on
heritage conservation at Indian Museum, Calcutta
in March 12 for screening the documentary. The
book ‘Monuments around Santiniketan’ by the
Chapter has been well received and the publisher
is now going for a paperback edition. Plantations,
Tagore at 150, and heritage walk involving the
people and students were organized.
West Zone
Goa
The Goa Chapter completed in February 2012,
the restoration works of the Reis Magos Fort. The
work involved repairs of toilets, electric work and
finishing to the building. The drain works, stone
paving for roads, strengthening of retaining walls
& safety railings, water lines to all parts of the fort
including an irrigation systems, cables & electric
panels and planting in the Bastion, reception block
&citadel done. Three exhibitions were prepared
to coincide with the opening of the fort. External
lighting of the fort is pending, not being part of the
H.H.T grant. At present a small team is engaged in
cleaning, maintenance & gardening.
The restoration work of the interior and exterior of
the sixteenth century St. Anne Church at TalaulimTiswadi, one of the oldest Churches in Goa has
been completed. The formal opening of this
historic building will take place soon.
In February 2012, Filmit function at SunaparantaGoa Centre for Art along with HECS was conducted,
where several documentaries’, some from
students were screened. Number of students
spoke on this occasion to explain how the work
was done by them.
Gujarat State
To reactivate the Gujarat State Chapter, Ms. Manvita
Baradi, Architect, Urban Planner, from Ahmedabad
and Mr. Sanjeev Joshi Architect Urbanist, from
Baroda were appointed as Gujarat State Convener
and Co- Convener respectively. Both the office
bearers bring in vast professional experience with
them and have also made significant contribution
at state and national level towards conservation
of the heritage properties. The state chapter got
instrumental to coordinate for the commencement
of Chapter in the city of Surat. Ms. Falguni Desai a
well established architect of the city, having made
vital contribution in conservation of the heritage
properties under various projects across the state
has been identified as the Convener and requisite
members enrolled. Discussion and meetings were
held between the various stake holders and state
authorities for the advocacy to conserve more than
100 year old “Hope Bridge” in the city of Surat.
Heritage News, Gujarat is an e-newsletter by
the INTACH- Gujarat Chapter and the Urban
Management Centre (UMC). Heritage News is
a compilation of heritage related news covered
in various English and Gujarati newspapers of
Gujarat. The e-newsletter provides headline,
place of news, brief introduction of the story and
the webpage link for further reading. The letter
is posted every alternate Friday of the month to
the various INTACH chapters, conveners and
heritage and urban professionals, support groups,
civic bodies, local government officials across
the country. The first edition was brought out on
second Friday of December-2011. The chapter has
received very good responses and appreciation
from the readers for providing compilation of
valuable heritage information and connecting up
all to the happenings in Gujarat.
Manvita Baradi, Convener of Gujarat Chapter and
Director of Urban Management Centre (UMC) and
Meghna Malhotra Dy Director of UMC received the
“SATTE-INTACH Award in recognition of their work
towards conservation of heritage properties in the
state of Gujarat.
Ahmedabad
Mr. Abhay Mangaldas took over as Convener of
Ahmedabad Chapter towards the end of 2011 and
immediately commenced in reviving the Chapter,
which had not been very active for some time. The
Ahmedabad Chapter has initiated dialogue with
Commissioner Higher Education to make Heritage
Education mandatory. A letter of intent was received
from the concerned body and modalities are being
worked out to set the curriculum guidelines. The
Chapter has created heritage awareness through
its online forum on ‘Face book ahmedabad4whc’
that has over 3000 members.
A Culture map of Ahmedabad was initiated on line
using Google Maps by the Chapter. It is a privately
funded project having multi-media map showing
intangible and tangible heritage of the city with
GPS capability.
Jamnagar
INTACH Institutional Member Shree Satya Sai
Vidyalaya, had through the Adopt –A- Heritage
Project, taken up the Restoration of the Jodhpur
Chhatri situated between the Government Quarters
and the Pradarshan Ground. The restoration of the
Jodhpur Chhatri was carried out for the third time
but still the Chapter was unable to find a sponsor
fence and secure it. The Chapter had organized
two Heritage excursions one on Ashadi Beej on 03
July 2011 to Nagna, the old port & temple town
and the other on 14 January 2012 to Mithoi.
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INTACH Jamnagar Chapter meetings are held on
the first Saturday of every month. The Demolition
of Heritage Buildings and Sites, Ranmal Lake
Beautification, Old Railway station Master Plan,
Heritage Committee Formation, Lakhota Lake
Funding had been discussed in these meetings.
As regards the Jamnagar Development Master
Plan, it was decided that a team comprising Shri
Sachin Vyas, Shri Bhavin Shah and Shri Umesh
Bahri would be formed to initiate and follow up
action on the same. Young INTACH’s Activities:
Competitions were held to mark Shri Rabindranath
Tagore’s 150 birth anniversary, with Painting and
Essay Competitions for the children, they actively
participated in the Competitions like Enchanting
Elephants and The Story of Silk. In order to increase
Heritage awareness in Jamnagar, members have
offered to contribute a feature in the Gujarati
dailies. The Chapter organized a Teachers Training
Workshop on 26 November 2011. Circulars/
notices regarding INTACH events and activities were
sent to all schools which attended the Teachers
Training Workshop for Heritage Education so as to
contribute meaningfully.
Mehsana
The Convener Shri Javahar Mehta with the students
of Mehsana visited Palanpur District on the World
Heritage Day; a lecture on preservation of Natural
Heritage was delivered followed by classical
dances by the students. Gujarat Conveners Meet
was held in July along with Teachers training camp
conducted by HECS. The Chapter displayed banners on road leading to Ambaji where over 7 lacs
pilgrim go by foot. In collaboration with the State
Convener, the Chapter organized photo exhibition
at Ahmedabad, where 5000 students participated.
On the World Heritage Day, it organized a camp &
tour to monuments of Ahmedabad & Vadnagar,
where books regarding monuments and sculptures
of Mehsana & Patan District were given and they
were also explained about our heritage.
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Rajpipla
During the year the Chapter has enhanced
awareness activities, reaching out to larger number
of people. The growing awareness particularly
in the students and teachers is apparent as
seen in their participation and winning prizes
in competitions and also on account of the well
received heritage & orientation programmes. The
important events like world heritage day, museum
day, earth environment day, van mahotsav and
melas and festivals were observed in a traditional
manner of the Narmada District. It organized the
two days HECS Workshop in june and conducted
power of pen- Tagore at 150. A seminar “Heritage
of Narmada” was organized jointly with ASI and
Shri Laxminathji Trust on 21 November.
The Chapter is in the process of documentation
of Festivals & Melas of Rajpipla of Narmada
Region, particularly the Shitla mela and Gauri Vrat
Mela, which are associated with typical traditional
cooking (Cuisine)
Aurangabad
A teachers training workshop was organized for
the State Conveners on 15 September 2011.
Director HECS conducted this workshop. This
was followed by Conveners meet by the Director
Chapter Division. Essay and painting competition
on Tagore’s anniversary was organized in January
attended by 195 students. Shri Mukund Bhogale,
Convener spoke on the history of Aurangabad and
importance of the heritage monuments and their
relevance.
On 17th and 18th February 2012, INTACH
Aurangabad Chapter in association with INTACH
Belgium Chapter and Archeological Survey of
India (ASI) Aurangabad Circle conducted a special
two days international workshop on “Conservation
Approach to the Mughal Gardens with special
reference to Bibi Ka Maqbara” at the ASI office,
Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad. The workshop
was organized as a special tribute towards 150
glorious years of completion of Archeological
Survey of India (ASI). The aim of organizing this
workshop was to bring together special governing
bodies such as ASI, INTACH, scientific institutions
and field experts on a common platform and
share their existing knowledge on state of the
art about Conservation of Mughal Gardens and
the gardens of Bibi Ka Maqbara in specific.
The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Jagdish
Patil, Managing Director, Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corporation Ltd. He congratulated
INTACH Aurangabad, INTACH Belgium and ASI,
Aurangabad Circle in organizing the workshop and
appreciated their efforts taken towards working
on a common platform towards conservation of
heritage monuments. He admired the INTACH
Aurangabad chapter for their excellent work and
expressed his gratitude towards praiseworthy work
done by INTACH Aurangabad in documentation of
heritage & conservation of the historical gates.
He assured full support and co-operation from
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation
in the conservation work being initiated by INTACH
Aurangabad Chapter.
The Heritage Listing taken up by the Chapter is
on the verge of completion and has published the
2nd edition of “Aurangabad Heritage Book”. This
book is in the form of a field guide and is tourist
friendly.
Chandrapur
In June, Chapter members visited Markanda,
Armori, Wainganga Chamorshi heritage sites to
gain firsthand knowledge. A few members with the
Convener, Shri Ashok Singh visited Rvishankarji
Ashram, Bangalore. In July a lecture was organized
on Indian Culture and Archeology of Chandrpur
and a photograph and autograph exhibition held
on the occasion of the Independence Day. The
chapter has been conducting regular heritage
awareness programmes.
Dahanu
In keeping with Heritage Awareness Programmes,
the Chapter focused on school children to inculcate
a sense of pride for Dahanu’s rich natural and
cultural heritage. They hosted the Discover
Dahanu Race 2012 to commemorating the World
Heritage day, unlike most Heritage events, they
chose to hold a bike expedition which was a mix
and match between a treasure hunt and the MTV
Roadies show. The idea behind this concept was
to stimulate the youth into participating and at
the same time, have them discover the intangible
and natural heritage of Dahanu. They created
awareness about Dahanu’s natural heritage by
conducting field trips to Sakhra Dam for school
students who took part in an interactive question
answer session in Feb 2012. They encouraged
local arts and crafts especially warli paintings by
sponsoring a stall at school Melas to demonstrate
their work. The Chapter was instrument in timely
lobbying to dissuade ONGC project in Dahanu, in
an eco sensitive zone by going to the press and
lobbying against it. They drafted and circulated
letters to help Dahanu's development in two main
areas-eco-tourism and education the right kind of
development.
Greater Mumbai
The Mumbai Chapter in collaboration with the Dr.
Bhau Daji Lad Museum Trust organized number of
programmes evenly spread throughout the year. On
25th April, 2011 a lecture on “Chinese collection of
the Victoria and Albert Museum, London” by Beth
McKillop, Deputy Director of the V&A, London and
on 1st October, as part of the concluding event for
Jitish Kallat’s exhibition ‘Fieldnotes: Tomorrow
was here yesterday’, a Panel Discussion on
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“Reinventing Museums for Tomorrow: Collapsing
Time, Expanding Place” was organized at the
Museum. On 26th November, a lecture by Savia
Viegas, art historian and writer based in Goa on
Angelo da Fonseca’s new Swadeshi Lexicon for
Christian Art. On 4th December, a Panel Discussion
on Sheba Chhachhi’s exhibition “Evoking the
Pause” was organized. In January 2012, an INTACH
Heritage Clubs Teacher’s Training Workshop was
organized, over 20 teachers from 16 schools
participated in the workshop, which explored the
importance of our national heritage and the need
for teachers to develop heritage related activities
for school students.
The Modern and Contemporary Indian Art
History (MCIAH) Post-Graduate Diploma Course
successfully began on 13th January 2012 Twentyfive full and part-time students attended lectures,
seminars, discussions and site visits conducted
by an eminent faculty comprising of national and
international academics and professionals. The
second semester of the Diploma Programme will
commence in August 2012. In 2012 successful
Lecture Series, Presentations and Conferences
were organized. All these received a good
response and participation. The Museum also
hosted number of senior dignitaries, for whom the
INTACH restoration film was screened along with
a visit to the conservation lab.. Over the course of
the past nine months between September 2011
and Mar 2012, 50 education workshops were
conducted.
Workshops were organized based on a range of
different themes from the Museum’s permanent
collection of objects and on issues examined
through contemporary art exhibitions. The
workshops are designed for two separate age
groups (8-11) and (11-13) and are conducted
in English and Marathi, in order to increase
accessibility and reach out to large and diverse
groups of children.
Mrs. Tasneem Mehta, Convener was part of a
Panel Discussion on “The Future Landscape of
Mumbai – The Big Picture” organized by FICCI.
She participated in a number of subject special
seminars and meetings during the year
Nagpur
Shri Kishore Divekar and Piyush Agarwal took
over as convener and Co-Convener. The convener
has established on his own, a museum of rare
Antiquities belonging to Nagpur city. The Chapter
is faced with the challenges to overcome the
issues being faced by the heritage and handicrafts
of Nagpur City and solutions thereto towards its
preservation. The members visited Ramtek, a
historical site of monuments, temples, forts, ponds
of Wakatak, Gond and palaces of Bhonsale rulers
to develop it as a tourist spot. Essays and painting
completion for the students was organized on
Tagore’s anniversary.
Pune
Students participating in Tagore Competition
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The Chapter received the official work order from
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for re-appraisal of PMC heritage listing and survey of heritage
elements for the newly added 23 villages in the
PMC limits. Efforts are also on to put in place heri-
tage regulations and bye laws especially with the
background of the upcoming Pune Development
Plan. The chapter has taken up - Core city study
and revitalization project – A project titled ‘Tomorrow’s Pune: Articulating the Citizens’ Perspective
on Core City Development’. A multi disciplinary
team is formed to study the core city of Pune and
suggest models for conservation and revival. The
chapter has also partnered with SIDA (Swedish international Development Cooperation agency) for
a core city study project with BNCA (Dr Bhanuben
Nanavati College of Architecture) for a year-long
study and analysis on the issue. The programme
is now at its last stage where the outcomes will be
presented at an exhibition in Pune. The Chapter
has been empanelled under the aegis of Kirloskar
Consultants Ltd by the State Archaeology Dept
to carry our various conservation projects in the
state. It has started work on 12 such sites in Maharashtra through its members who are conservation architects, the projects are ongoing.
To promote and support local craft, Warsaa
heritage shop, launched in 2004, continues to sell
locally made handicrafts, it launched a new series
of hand crafted traditional fabric bags with leather
and range in hand crafted metal jewellery inspired
by the historic personalities – Bajirao Peshwa and
Mastani. It organized an all-India essay competition
and a painting competition on Rabindranath
Tagore for school students of classes 8-11, as a
global mission aimed at promoting the spirit of
appreciation, exploration and cultural education
to which Gurudev dedicated his life.
INTACH Pune started a fortnightly lecture series
titled - INTACH Heritage katta. Katta is a word in
Marathi language that means an informal meeting
venue. The Chapter is a part of the core organizing
committee for ‘Pune Unplugged’ Festival, a
weeklong annual event series for expert. A number
of interns from different academic institutes
including BNCA (Dr Bhanuben Nanavati College
of Architecture) and University of Valencia, Spain
worked on different projects with the Chapter.
Number of heritage walk and tours were conducted
for schools, colleges and foreign guests. It joined
hands with Retract Club to organize a heritage
treasure hunt as an annual event. Kirloskar
Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF) - a
Kirloskar and Club Vasundhara initiative is an event
being organized at Pune for the past 4 years. This
event is an innovative attempt to explore nature
and analyze topical issues related to environment,
wildlife, energy, air and water. The chapter actively
promoted and various members participated in
workshops and conferences related to heritage
and environment.
Natural Heritage Listing for Pune District – With
seed funds from the NHD, Central office INTACH,
Natural Heritage Listing for Pune District has
begun. The chapter is working on documentation
of sacred groves in Pune district along with other
lesser known natural heritage sites. The project is
ongoing
Solapur
The new Chapter at Solapur was formed on
15 March 2012 and has taken up the task of
forming the heritage Committee. It has also
forged a partnership with AIR Solapur Station,
and is producing a weekly half hour programme
to increase awareness of the heritage of the
district; experts from various fields will be part
of this programme. The script of the programme
will be a valuable document and Chapter intends
to make short films, brochures & books from the
base data.
Ajmer
Shri Mahendra Vikram Singh, took over as the
Chapter Convener and Dr K.K. Sharma, the Co45
Convener to enlighten the Chapter activities. A
programme ‘Know Young Heritage’, to include
heritage walk, lectures and essays for the
students was conducted. It has taken up the
work for beautification & restoration of ‘Dadda
Ki Haveli’, a famous and unique city landmark,
which was constructed by the famous builders
of Patwo Ki Haveli at Jaisalmer. It organized a
function on the 845th birth anniversary of Samrat
Prithviraj Chauhan and took up the issue of coins
in his memory with the Central government. The
Chapter on 15 Aug was facilitated by the District
Administration for the conservation works done;
the award was received by the Convener and
widely reported in newspapers. With the efforts
of the Convener, the 900th Founder’s day of Ajmer
was celebrated. It also conducted Power of Pen
Tagore at 150 for the children of various schools.
Baran
The Chapter conducted two meeting and organized
two tours for batch of 40 students to Ramgarh
and shahbad. The Convener along with architects
from Indore and Baroda carried out a survey of 13
unprotected monuments and has submitted a plan
for listing and conservation to the authorities.
Kota
The Chapter members take active part in all
activities and have formed four Working groups
to handle the Projects & Programmes. In the
beginning of the year, it organized a two day
Workshop cum Exhibition of Kota School Miniature
Paintings, 17 young artists of Kota School
participated and exhibited their works. On the
request of the Chapter, Urban Improvement Trust
of Kota sanctioned the Restoration of six Historic
City Gates of Kota. Two gates in Surajpole, two in
Ladpura and one each in Kishorepura & Patapole
are being restored using traditional techniques. A
committee is regularly monitoring the work.
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It has Heritage Clubs in Lawrence & Mayo Public
School, Sir Padampath Singhania School and
Central Academy Shikshantar Senior Secondary
School. One Heritage Club each in JDB Girls College
and Govt. P.G. College are being constituted. The
Chapter organized an annual picnic for all chapter
members at Jawahar Sagar on the banks of river
Chambal. An awareness programme and film show
was organized at District Science Centre. A colored
report on the 18th Century historic NAANTA MAHAL
was presented to Chairman INTACH’s requesting
him to get this mediaeval building declared a
“Protected Monument”.
Jodhpur-Marwar
The Jodhpur Chapter is constantly working towards
the vision of INTACH by organizing various cultural
functions, seminars, lectures, heritage walks, and
support many NGOs or other Organizations’ in
social activities, heritage awareness programmes.
The Chapter is grateful to the ‘Mehrangarh
Museum Trust’ for giving all the help and support in
manpower, transportation, accommodation, meals
and financial matters. The city wall of Jodhpur, one
of the most memorable monument which is 24 Km
and covers the old city with Seven gates had been
encroached upon by way of houses being built, the
Chapter along with the Mehrangarh Trust has been
able to stop this encroachment and now doing tree
plantation in this area and covering the wall with
boundary. Singhoriyo Ki Bari, one of the important
gates of the princely State, which was damaged
has been restored to its original condition. Since
last 3 years the team of the Chapter is constantly
working towards discovery of undiscovered
inscription of Marwar Jodhpur and each time it is
coming out with many amazing facts and history.
These inscriptions are being documented. The
Chapter and Naveen Niketan School organizes a
summer camp every year at the school campus.
This year the vacation camp was held from 24 May
to 23 June 2011 where weaving, painting dance
etc. was taught to the children by experts in the
relative fields.
The Annual General Meeting of the Chapter was
held on 6 June which was presided over by the
State Convener, H.H. Maharaja Shri Gaj Singh, who
gave valuable suggestions to conserve and restore
the historical monuments. Dr Vikram Singh Bhatti
& Dr. Mahendra Sungh Tanwar were honoured for
their research work on undiscovered inscription of
Marwar-Jodhpur. A general conference on heritage
conservation was jointly done with the ‘Joints Group
of Jodhana Saheli’ on 18-06-11 for restoration &
conservation of the Heritage of Jodhpur. On 3 Jan
the Chapter with the Mehrangarh Trust celebrated
the Tagore’s anniversary and organized a painting
and easy writing competition attended by 10
Schools. Dr. Kr. Mahendra Singh Naggar gave a
talk on the life of Tagore. It along with the Museum
Trust and State Puppet Theater Takja of Poland
organized a theater show where in episodes were
based on manmade postures and gestures. 700
School Children attended and enjoyed the event
and this great art.
Pura-Pratha,
Quarterly
Newsletter
giving
information on history, culture, architect, events
in Jodhpur and articles by historian/researcher/
subject specialists is published by the Chapter.
The issue of step-well, dying due to low water
level has been dealt during this year. The Chapter
is restoring and repainting various signages of
the monuments of Jodhpur, fort gates etc. The
members visited 30 Villages of Marwar to find out
various land of Oran/Gochar and a project on this
completed in December 2011. It has also taken
the documentation of Havelis of the city.
Nagaur
The Chapter during the year focused on increasing
the membership base and having regular heritage
and tree plantation programmes. There are 12
heritage clubs functioning and it has started the
campaign – “Save Birds Save Earth” in the clubs,
the students have put their tag on their pots, to take
care of the same every day. They are also putting
pots with water & grains in their houses. This was
widely reported in all the newspapers, resulting in
people interest in this campaign. Essay & painting
competition for the students were organized In
January & February, 2012 in the Nagaur Fort. This
Fort has received International Domas award of
Italy for the best conservation work. The Convener,
Karni Singh Jasol is also the Director, looking after
this Fort.
Pali
The Chapter members visited number of Colleges &
Schools in August 2011 to make them aware of our
rich heritage and on its preservation. It organized a
Sanget Mahotasva on devotional songs with ‘Shri
Parsuram Mahadev Amarganga Charitabble Trust’,
attended by over 10000 devotees. The Chapter
has done the documentation of the intangible
heritage of the tribal’s culture of the area.
Udaipur
A number of activities and projects were taken up
by the Udaipur Chapter, well spread over the year,
with the efforts of Shri SK Verma, the Convener
and its members. The Chapter has constituted 6
Working Groups, who take on different activities/
projects with each member forming a part of
at least two sub-committees so as to achieve
satisfaction of voluntarism. In July, a new SubChapter, Rajsamand was formed.
The Chapter, UMC & MMCF organized a 5 days
Workshop on Strategies of integrated urban
development with the 6 experts of Strasburg
France as a part of IHCN-UNESCO. Several batches
of School of Architecture and Planning New Delhi
came to Udaipur for the study of Urban Renewal
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and Landscape Planning. Batches of Punjab
University Amritsar studied Heritage Tourism and
eco Tourism. Youth mobilization for eco-trekking
in Wildlife Sanctuaries was arranged with SMS
(INTACH Members).Youth Camps were arranged
for Nature and Wildlife Photography for students
with National Geography USA with ‘Sanjhi’ NGO
Udaipur.
Listing & Documentation of 130 Sacred Grooves
in Udaipur, Vagad, Banswara and Alwar District/
Region has been completed. It has carried out
the conservation works at number of city gates
and also provided technical support to District
Authorities. Special studies on Traditional and
Living Crafts Heritage were done in villages viz.
Akola (Chittorgarh District) and Molela (Rajsamand
District). It honored Artisans and Individuals
for their outstanding contributions. Important
events e.g. World Heritage Day/ World Earth Day
/ World Environment Day/World Water Day were
celebrated individually and in collaboration with
MMCF / Universities and Heritage Clubs. Some of
the other major activities are : acting as Pressure
Group, Representation to State Government,
District Authorities and Civic Bodies on sensitive
issues, Building opinion on issues like Heritage
centric Urban Development, encroachment of
land in and around Lake System of Udaipur,
Restoration of green spaces in urban colonies, Networking with Non Governmental Organizations of
similar interests, Net-working with Governmental
Organizations like West Zone Cultural Centre,
Udaipur; Centre for Cultural Resources &
Training, Govt. of India, Udaipur and Forest
Department, Archaeology and Museums of the
State Government, Educational Institutions. They
delivered Lectures with Audio visual presentations
in Conferences and Seminars of University and
several other NGOs’.
A large number of projects/activities have been
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planned and are to be taken up by the Chapter in
the subsequent year.
Central Zone
Chhattisgarh State
The State Convener took a visit to Jagdalpur on
10-11 February 2012 with a view to explore
possibility of opening a Chapter in Bastar region. A
State level meeting of Raipur, Bilaspur & Kawardha
Chapters was held on 17.05.2011. The Conveners
/ Co-conveners of these chapters attended the
meeting. The discussions took place on the Review
of programmes conducted by the chapters during
2010-11, Future plan of action, Presentation on
Project development, Presentation on listing of
heritage sites and Delegation of responsibility to
additional co-convener.
The Chhattisgarh State Convener, Shri Lalit Surjan
was also invited to deliver the keynote address as
the main speaker in a UGC sponsored National
seminar organised by Govt. Girls P.G. College,
Durg on the “Future of Fine Arts” on 7th February
2012. He was the Chief Guest in a consultation on
“Dying Folk Music of Chhattisgarh” organised by
Chhattisgarh Gramotkarsh Sansthan on 3rd March
2012.
The Convener along with Ramchandra Singhdeo
- a life member of INTACH, ex Finance Minister
of Chhattisgarh and a well known development
activist undertook a visit of Bastar on 21st February
2012 to do an on the spot study of drying up of
River Indravati. He met a number of enlightened
citizens and has also drawn attention of the
authorities.
Bilaspur
Dr. (Ms.) Manju Mitra completed the listing and
documentation works for the entire district of
Bilaspur in the previous year. During this year,
the listing of the neighboring kwardha district, a
newly raised Chapter along with documentation
of the monuments of the Kwardha city has been
completed. The printed hard bound copy for the
excellent work done has been received. The Chapter
will be setting up a rail museum South –East
Institute, the work approved by the S-E-C Railway,
Bilaspur. The Chapter organized programmes
for the world heritage day and Tagore’s birth
anniversary. The Chapter during this year will be
taking the listing and documentation works in the
area of the newly raised Sarguja Chapter for which
funds have been earmarked by the State.
Kawardha
A meeting of INTACH, Kawardha Chapter was
organised on 27th February 2012. Shri Lalit Surjan,
INTACH, State Convenor was especially present in
this meeting.
Kawardha Chapter has reprinted the tourist
map of Chhattisgarh which was published by
the State Chapter a few years ago. The Chapter
has distributed copies of this enlarged reprint
to various offices and important persons in the
town. Shri Lalit Surjan complimented the Chapter
Convener Smt. Shashi Prabha Devi for taking this
initiative. In the meeting, a brief presentation was
also made by Shri Salil Mitra of INTACH, Bilaspur
Chapter on the listing of heritage sites of Kawardha
town and Kabirdham Distt.
The members expressed concern about flouting
of conservation rules and regulations in the
precincts of Bhoramdeo Temple - a 12th Century
old heritage site. It was decided to take up the
matter with the authorities and others concerned
in order to restore the pristine glory of this ancient
site. A road map of activities for the year 201213 was also discussed. Several suggestions were
agreed upon such as - Preparing a heritage map
of Kabirdham Distt., opening of heritage clubs in
local schools, training of local youth as guides and
conducting workshop of history teachers.
The meeting was presided over by Convener,
INTACH, Kawardha Chapter while Shri Mahendra
Singh Khanuja, Co-convener proposed a vote of
thanks.
Raipur
Dr. Smt. Savitri Tripathi of Bilaspur delivered the
lecture. The Raipur Chapter organised a lecture
programme on 17.05.2011 on the occasion of
150th Birth Anniversary on different facets of
Prof Ravindranath Tagore. Similarly a well known
literature and musician Dr. Chitranjan Kar, Raipur
and his associate presented Ravindra Sangeet.
Shri S.K. Mishra, former Chief Secretary of
Chhattisgarh Govt. presided over the programme.
It organised Nagar Darshan Programmes and
Purani Basti Virasat Yatra for school students
throughout the year. Under the programme, the
students are selected from 13-14 age group,
around 30 heritage sites of Raipur are covered.
A guide accompanies and explains the historical,
heritage and archaeological importance of these
heritage sites to the students. This becomes a rare
experience for the students who are given chance
to witness these places and gain awareness.
Madhya Pradesh State Chapter
Dr. H.B. Maheshwary ‘Jaisal’ was appointed
the State Convener & Dr. R.K. Sharma, the CoConvener. Mr. Prassna Mathur & Mr.AS Chuhan
and Dr. Pukhraj Maroo, IAS (Retd.) & Dr. Saurav
Mishra took over as Convener/Co-Convener of
Orchha and Bhopal Chapters.
‘Programme of My City My History’ & ‘Power of Pen150 years of Rabindra Nath Tagore’ was organized
by Gwalior, Shivpuri and Jabalpur Chapter. Timely
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heritage walks and public awareness programmes
were organized by Gwalior, Shivpuri, Jabalpur,
Orchha, Chanderi and Burhanpur Chapters.
Listing of heritage monuments of Bhind, Datia
and Chanderi was completed and Listing of 201
holy trees of Gwalior was done by the Chapter and
reports sent to the Central Office.
Chanderi
The Chapter has dedicatedly commenced the
survey, listing and documentation work of historical
Chanderi City. The Listing of 100 buildings is
complete and printed copy sent to the Central
Office. During survey, nearly 400 more structures
have been identified, the work on which will be
taken up on approval. Conveners of Gwalior,
Shivpuri and Chandrapur visited the Chapter to
guide it on various matter and also on the plan of
developing the place for tourism.
Datia
The Chapter under the guidance of its Convener,
Dr H.B. Maheshwari ‘Jaisal’ conducted awareness
programme on every Sunday by visiting the village
sites and explaining the historical, cultural and
archeological importance of these sites. The
members held a monument clean drive to a
place named ‘Gujjra’, a stone inscription of King
Ashok of 300 BC. The Chapter has done listing
and documentation of 100 historical buildings,
balance works to be taken up in the ensuing year.
Gwalior
The Chapter did the survey and listing of 201 heritage holy tree and completed the digitalization
printing in two volumes. The listing of 100 monuments of Bhind District was done with photographs
and digitalization. The Power of Pen, programme
to celebrate the 150 anniversary of Tagore was organized, where in 12 schools participated. Regu50
lar heritage walks conducted for the schools. Dr.
Maheshwari on his appointment as the MP State
Convener handed in March the charge to the new
convener, Shri Love Khandelwal.
Jabalpur
The Chapter organized the ‘Power of the Pen’Tagore at 150, and also arranged an exhibition
on the life and achievements of Tagore. The
documentation on the build heritage of Jabalpur,
left incomplete earlier is now in progress. Ten
folders on important hertige sites of Jabalpur have
been prepared and given to the State Tourism
Department for publication. The Convener is
nominated to the Board of Trustees of the Tripuri
Sundari Temple, which is headed by the Collector,
Jabalpur.
Morena
The Chapter enrolled large number of student
members so as to make them aware of our
heritage and towards this it organized a number
of programmes. Prizes were given for the art &
essay competitions. It has prepared a project
report on heritage and tourism for the students of
the colleges. The Chapter is continuing efforts to
complete listing of the area.
Mandla
The Chapter was actively busy in organizing heritage walks and holding awareness programmes by
involving all its members, various schools and also
the citizenries. It has taken up the task of preservation of old manuscripts and has completed the
listing of 40 sites.
Orchha
Orchha the medieval city is located on the bank
of Betwa River and is famous for its historical
monuments and is in the tourist itenary. It was
the capital of Bundela rulers and famous for
bundela architecture and paintings. An integrated
development plan for the tourist is being
conceptualized by the new Convener Shri Prasnna
Mathur under the guidance of the State Convener.
Planning for preservation and conservation of the
city gardens is in progress.
Shivpuri
The chapter held regular heritage awareness programmes and has actively involved the school
teachers and students. It organized the Power of
Pen, painting and essay competition on Tagore,
attended by more than 100 children. In collaboration with ‘Indian Youth Climatic Network, a workshop on waste management for the students and
house wives was organized. The participants were
enlightened by the Convener, Co-Convener and
Dr. Kamakshi Maheshwari, a Governing Council
Member.
North East Zone
Mizoram
conservation of ‘Reiek Peak’ and ‘Khuangchera
Cave’, a heritage cave associated with a Mizo
legendary warrior called Khuangchera located at
Ailawng Village. Regarding the peak, it is formed of
rocky sloping ridges of varying degrees on top of
which a layer of soil has been formed over several
millennia; and on which a rich grassy meadows
have been growing. This beautiful grassy meadow
is now threatened by visitors and tourists who
drove up the hill with their vehicles. Being close to
Aizawl, the numbers of such visitors are growing
rapidly, and unless the meadows are protected
they will soon be eroded away by the rains. The
Chapter, in association with the two departments
and the local village leaders decided that plying
of vehicles be henceforth prohibited. The Tourism
Deptt is implementing the decision. The Chapter
was sanctioned Rs 40,000/- towards construction
of iron grills across a nullah (dry stream) in the
upstream of Khuangchera Cave to prevent organic
wastes entering the cave during the monsoon
season. The said amount was awarded to YMA
Branch, Ailawng for implementation and the work
has been completed.
The Chapter submitted a proposal for declaration
of 17 monuments as state protected monuments
under the Mizoram Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 2001 to the
Art & Culture Department of the State Government.
This will be in addition to the 47 structures already
notified as protected monuments under the Act at
the initiative of the Chapter.
Consequent on intervention of the Chapter in
June, 2011 design of the reconstruction project
of Raj Bhawan was reviewed by the Governor of
Mizoram so that the original heritage features/
characteristics of the building were retained intact.
Discussions in this regard were successfully held
with the Governor, the PWD engineers, and the
Architect Consultant of the project by Chapter
Convener and his team.
Another proposal for patenting of Mizo traditional
handloom designs and motifs was submitted
to the State Government under the Intellectual
Property Rights Act. In collaboration with the Art
& Culture Department and Tourism Department,
awareness programme on heritage sites was
conducted at Reiek Village, a well known tourist
hotspot near Aizawl in April, 2011. The focus was
The Chapter launched a listing and documentation
project of built heritages inside the State. More
than 37 built heritage structures all over the State
were systematically listed as per the Proforma
prescribed by the Archaeological Survey of India.
The project is at an advanced state. A heritage tour
to the southern part of Mizoram was conducted
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during July, 2011 and the troupe was led by the
Convener.
As part of the nationwide competition organized
by the INTACH national body, painting and essay
writing competition was organized by the Chapter
to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of
Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Among the
participants from Mizoram, Ms Grace Ch. Ralte of
Chaltlang HSS was declared the national winner in
painting, and Ms. Lalthakimi of Helen Lowry HSS
bagged the regional trophy in the essay section.
The two talented winners were felicitated with
cash reward by Hon’ble Minister, Art & Culture
Department, Govt. of Mizoram in a function
As a result of the project on retrieval of old
documents started by the Chapter, a very rare copy
of ‘Grammar and Dictionary of Lakher Language’
by one of the two first missionaries to Mizoram,
FW Savidge, and which was printed at the Pioneer
Press, Allahabad in 1908 was discovered in the old
record room of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office,
Lunglei in a dilapidated and moth eaten condition.
A discreet enquiry reveals that no other copy of
this rare manuscript was to be found anywhere
in the State. This is a very important discovery of
the Chapter, as the dictionary is bound to have
far reaching effects on the literature of the Mizos
and in particular of the Lakhers a sub-tribe of the
community and who are now known as the Maras.
The dictionary was handed over to the Minister,
Art and Culture, Government of Mizoram who
agreed to have the book reprinted so as to make it
available to the public.
The members of the Chapter visited a heritage and
archaeological site called ‘Kawtchhuah Ropui’,
at Vangchhia village, Champhai District near
Myanmar border, Having realized the significance
and importance of the site, the Chapter decided
that it should be declared as of National
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Importance. The Chapter accordingly invited the
ASI, Guwahati Circle to visit the site and take steps
for the purpose. Accompanied by the Chapter’s
members, the ASI team accordingly visited the site
twice during the year and submitted a proposal to
the ASI Head Office, New Delhi. As and when the
proposal is through, Mizoram will be on the map of
ASI for the first time.
The Chapter also visited a number of important
heritage sites in different parts of Mizoram
in the course of which heritage awareness is
promoted to the people. In all of their visits to
various parts of Mizoram visiting heritage sites,
structures, and natural heritages, the members
spread the importance of heritage awareness
and education. These tours also being covered by
the print and electronic media, the Chapter has
made a significant contribution to the importance
of heritage conservation in Mizoram. This is also
facilitated by the media through press conferences.
The media is therefore widely supportive of the
activities and the initiatives made by the Chapter.
The Chapter also sent two of its members to
1 Assam Rifles at Tuensang in Nagaland, this
Battalion of Assam Rifles was stationed earlier for
a period of over a century in Mizoram. The purpose
was to explore their old records and document
pertaining to the State and large number of
important papers and photographs have been
documented.
Nagaland
The Chapter joined the Nation in the celebration
of 150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore by organizing
a two day festival on 14-15 Oct 11 at Dimapur. The
Programme ‘Festival of Tagore” was funded by the
North East Zone Cultural Centre. Competitions
were held in painting & poetry for school children
and poster competition on the theme of gender
equality, rural development, co-operative move-
ment for schools and institutes. More than 500
students participated, prizes and lunch were
given. On the world environment day, the Chapter
distributed tree samplings to schools and locals.
World Heritage Day was celebrated by giving talk
on the importance of cultural & natural heritage to
the school children.
Tripura
The Tripura Chapter carried out the Listing of
Heritage trees of Agartala City; the work is still
in progress. Photographs of Old trees (over
85-100 years) and their measurements were
undertaken. This work is being supported by
the State Forest Department. The Chapter also
had an Environmental Awareness camp in N.
Tripura in a remote village and the villagers
planted about 1000 trees, with the help of the
Forest Department. It organized a Seminar in
partnership with CEE (Centre for Environmental
Education), and Tripura State Pollution Control
Board, entitled- Heritage and Environmental
Conservation for Sustainable DevelopmentChallenges & Opportunities for Tripura (2011). The
2 day programme was attended by educationists,
students, Govt. bodies and experts. The focus was
on the environmental benefits of adaptive reuse
of heritage buildings & conservation of natural
resources & cultural heritage. Critical issues
facing natural & cultural heritage conservation in
N.E India were discussed and a report is currently
being prepared. Translation from Old Assamese
into English of an old historical travelogue entitled
‘Tripura Buranji’ is being done by the Chapter. This
literature documents the history of Tripura during
the Ahom period.
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Indian Council of
Conservation Institutes
The last year has been very successful in training
and capacity building of professionals in the
field of conservation in India. Many key areas
were addressed like up-gradation of knowledge,
acquiring important scientific tools and educating
the masses by way of workshops and training
programs.
Two significant workshops were held one at
the Baroda Museum and one at the Lucknow
Museum. The need of museum management was
highlighted and training was provided to museum
professionals on how they can undertake basic
steps to manage the collections without depending
on Govt. supplies of materials, money and
manpower. Both these workshops were attended
by museum personnel – curators, conservators,
librarians, administrators of the entire state.
INTACH was able to approach masses through
these workshops and as a result there are a lot of
applications for further training in conservation.
Two important conservation projects were also
undertaken with the help of Micro Inks at Shri
Madan Singh Ji Museum (Aina Mahal) at Bhuj
and Sree Chintamani Parshwanath Digamber
Jain Temple, District Baruch, Gujarat by Lucknow
centre; teams were stationed there to conserve
art objects. The efforts of INTACH and Micro Inks
have been widely appreciated.
Important events like promotion of the ICCI center
at Bangalore were organized through partnerships
with the local agencies like the NGMA and hosting
the INTACH exhibition of art conservation.
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Academic Upgradation
Upgradation of expertise is a sustained training
programme periodically scheduled at all ICCI
Centres. ICCI Delhi started a lecture series as
part of its in-house skill enhancement. The first
of the lectures commencing February was on
Ethics in Conservation by KK Gupta; followed by
Removal of Pressure Sensitive Tape by Smita
Singh; Retouching Materials by Gigi Jacob;
Identification of Photographic Materials by Ajay
Bharadwaj; Anatomy of Paper by Nagamurthi; and
Consolidation of Miniature Paintings by Amita Soni
Tongaria.
Principal Director Nilabh Sinha visited the
Museums of Dresden and Berlin, organized by the
Goethe Institute of Kolkata, to see German facilities
in art conservation and related departments. The
visit was highly successful. Follow up action in
developing some joint projects in future are under
discussion.
The collaboration with the Italian Embassy
was strengthened further and an international
workshop on stone conservation was organized
at Delhi by inviting experts from Italy. On the
same lines a dialogue is currently on with the
International Cultural Centre at Krakow, Poland for
training and upgradation of Indian conservators
at top universities of Poland that command high
respect in the European Union. INTACH is working
closely with the Germans for identifying areas
of cooperation in conservation of art works and
capacity building.
A workshop on ‘Restoration of Acrylic Paintings’
at Delhi was organised from 23rd -27th August
facilitated by internal and external specialists
with participants not only from INTACH but other
organizations and private individuals, it was a very
successful learning programme.
Grants received by the ICCI during 2011–2012 :
Ministry of Culture for providing training in wall
paintings conservation.
INTACH U.K. Trust for acquiring technical
instruments used for conservation like small hand
held microscopes, tools and machines for paper
conservation, etc.
Micro Inks for upgradation of laboratories i.e.
acquiring technical skills, hosting workshops,
survey of museums and wall painting sites,
equipment purchase, etc.
Important Activities
The ICCI and its units devoted itself to the following
types of activities during the year 2011-2012:
Conservation of heritage objects and sites.
Creating awareness for proper upkeep and
preservation of heritage of manuscripts and wall
painting sites.
Examination of collections of heritage objects and
assessment of their conservation status.
Providing consultancy for preservation of
heritage.
Research and development in conservation techniques and materials.
Technical papers related to conservation.
The above works were undertaken by the following
8 units of ICCI.
• INTACH Indian Conservation Institute (ICI),
Lucknow.
• INTACH Art Conservation Centre (ACC), New
Delhi.
• INTACH Chitrakala Parishath Art Conservation
Centre (ICKPAC), Bangalore.
• INTACH Orissa Art Conservation Centre (OACC),
Bhubaneswar.
• INTACH Mehrangarh Art Conservation Centre
(IMAC), Jodhpur.
• Bhau Daji Lad (BDL) Museum Centre,
Mumbai.
• INTACH Art Conservation Centre, Kolkata
• INTACH Art Conservation Camp Office,
Gwalior.
1. THE INTACH INDIAN CONSERVATION
INSTITUTE, LUCKNOW.
1.1. Manuscript Conservation Centre, under
National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi
• Akhil Bhartiya
Lucknow
Sanskrit
Parishad,
MCC,
Under NMM, The MCC at INTACH-ICI, Lucknow
completed preventive conservation work on the
rare manuscripts in the collection of Akhil Bhartya
Sanskrit Parishad. During the period, a total of
2856 manuscripts having 45,639 folios were
treated for preventive measures; dry brushing,
repairing, wrapping with acid free board and finally
in Red cloth Veshtan.
The manuscripts that were in a highly deteriorated
condition were brought to the well equipped
laboratory of Lucknow, where they were given
curative conservation treatments. This involved
a complete stepwise process of conservation
treatment ie; Documentation, Examination,
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Fumigation, Cleaning, Deacidification, Resizing
as per the condition of the manuscripts, mending
filling or lining as per need were provided. Highly
damaged 10 Manuscripts containing 699 folios
were conserved.
1.2. Seminars, Trainings & Workshops
1.2.(i) Workshop on “Prevention & Control of
Biodeterioration of Manuscripts” at INTACH
ICI, Lucknow: This workshop was organised
from November 22-25, 2011. Twenty Seven
participants from various MCC Centres attended
the workshop.
1.2.(ii) One month Training on Curative
Conservation of Manuscripts at INTACH ICI,
Lucknow from January 18 to February 17, 2012:
National Mission for Manuscripts organized this
training which was attended by 11 participants.
the participants on how to prevent deterioration
and prolong the life of art objects by controlling
the factors causing degradation.
1.2.(vi) Director ICI participated in the INDO ITALIAN
WORKSHOP ON STONE CONSERVATION from
October 12 to 14, 2011 at Delhi Art Conservation
Centre, New Delhi.
1.3. Meetings, Visits & Lecture Presentations
1.3.(i) Mrs. Mamta Misra, Coordinator, MCC,
Lucknow attended a meeting on Manuscript
Conservation policy which was held at the following
places by National Mission for Manuscripts, New
Delhi i.e :
• May 18th and 19th 2011 at NMM, New Delhi.
• June 22nd to 26th 2011 at Mysore.
• October 22nd to23rd, 2011 at Kolkata.
1.2.(iii) Mr Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Assistant Restorer
of NMM was deputed for basic level training
programme on Manuscript-logy and Palaeography
from November 1-21, 2011 at Akhil Bhartiya
Sanskrit Parishad, Aliganj, Lucknow.
1.2.(iv) Mr. Vinod Kumar Tiwari, Assistant restorer,
was deputed to participate in Advance level training
programme on Manuscript-logy and Palaeography
from March 30 to May 2012 at Akhil Bhartiya
Sanskrit Parishad, Aliganj, Lucknow.
1.2.(v) A Workshop on “Preventive Conservation
of Art Objects” at Baroda Museum, Vadodara,
February 7 – 9, 2012.
The INTACH Indian Conservation Institute,
Lucknow and Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery,
Vadodara organized a three day workshop on
“Preventive Conservation of Art Objects” at Baroda
Museum, Vadodara. The objective was to teach
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1.4. Lectures
1.4.(i) Mrs. Mamta Misra, also attended the
workshop and delivered lectures, presentation at
Tripura on “Awareness and Preventive Conservation
of Manuscripts” organized jointly by the National
Mission for Manuscripts New Delhi and Tripura
University, Tripura from 26th to 27th April, 2011.
1.4.(ii) Mrs. Mamta Misra, delivered Four lectures
on preventive conservation of Manuscripts at Kota
in the month of August 2011.
1.4.(iii) The Coordinator delivered six lectures on
preventive conservation of Manuscripts at Kolkata
from October 19-22, 2011.
1.4.(iv) The Coordinator delivered illustrated talk
on manuscripts topic at Akhil Bhartiya Sanskrit
Parishad, Lucknow from November 14-15, 2011.
1.5 Projects at Site
Conservation and preservation of Crown
Representative Office Records at record centre,
National Archives, Jaipur
National Archives of India; New Delhi established
a Record Center at Jaipur in 1977 to upkeep
and restore the government records collected
from western states of India like Rajasthan,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, and Daman & Diu.
Thus the name National Archives of India, Record
Centre, Western Zone, Jaipur was given. The
centre has taken up the project of conservation
of about 1.76 lac records at Jaipur, the project is
being funded by the National Archives of India,
New Delhi.
The state of collection
Conservation work progressing on a manuscript
The manuscripts after conservation with proper archival quality binding
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Conservation of Manuscripts at First Dastoor
Meherji Rana Library, Navsari, Gujrat.
The ongoing project for conservation of rare
manuscripts at Meherjirana Library, Navsari,
Gujarat was undertaken by INTACH, ICI, Lucknow
on 9th February 2006. The whole project was
planned in phases after a mutual consent with
the concerned authority. A temporary laboratory
was established inside the library building with
required scientific equipments and tools.
The manuscripts in the collection of library were
in a dilapidated condition. With the efforts of
conservators from INTACH ICI, Lucknow these were
getting back in shape by curative conservation.
During the period from April 2011 till March 2012,
117 manuscripts having 1886 folios and one
album having 18 photographs were restored in
the site laboratory. There was presence of stains,
fungus, defective repair, torn edges. It was also
observed that the presence of iron gall ink had
made the paper acidic, brittle and charred and
also the ink had transferred from the back side.
A visit by Mr. Malcolm Deboo, President of ZTFE in
London was made in the month of January 2012.
Presence of water stain all over the folio
Same folio after removal of water stain
Conservation of Wall Painting in the Holy name
Cathedral, Mumbai
On the basis of examination it was found that
at some places, water had seeped in from the
roof from the rain water drain or from side walls.
Dampness had also appeared due to rise of sub
soil water by capillary action. In some panels the
lime plaster on which the paintings were made
or the paint layer or both had been damaged in
different degrees.
The building of Holy Name Cathedral located in the
heart of Mumbai is quite imposing and majestic.
Fresco paintings exist on the ceilings and on the
wall above the arches in the main Hall of the
Cathedral. They are also present above the arches
of the side aisles. There are portraits of Christian
saints as also floral motifs on these arches. On the
entire ceiling of the Cathedral there are biblical
paintings along with portraits of angels on the
Altar.
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The technique of the paintings in the church is
tempera but the ceiling of the roof is found to be
fresco.
Detail highlighting the problem in paintings
A ground plan drawing of the Cathedral showing
with dots the location of wall paintings on the
ceilings which need conservation
Wall Painting before conservation
Same painting after conservation
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Conservation of Wooden and Wall Painting at
Shree Chintamani Parshvanath Digamber Jain
Temple, Ankaleshwar, District: Baruch, Gujarat
This 300 years old temple has been constructed
using “Lakhori Brick and Lime Plaster” while 19th
century tempera paintings are present on walls
and wooden beams. The wall painting is about
157 sq.cm. and wooden beam paintings depicting
“Fruits of Karma” covers about 132 sq.ft.
Wooden beam painting before conservation
Wooden beam painting after conservation
The painting had problems like heavy deposit
of dust and dirt, paints layer from several areas
was lost over the years due to abrassions, there
was extensive flaking of paint layer, enamel paint
splashes, yellowing of varnish, superficial cracks
in beam, etc.
Wall painting before conservation
Wall painting after conservation
1.6 Special Projects under Micro Inks
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Conservation work at Shree Mahavir Swami
Digamber Jain Temple, Ankleshwar, District:
Baruch, Gujarat
View of Temple
Conservation of Artifacts at Aina Mahal
Museum, Bhuj, Kutch
Ten years back it was a crucial time for Bhuj
because it faced a natural disaster-earthquake.
Thousands of lives were lost & many historic
monuments collapsed. Aina Mahal was one of
them. In this major earthquake the artifacts in
the rich collection of Aina Mahal were damaged.
Curator and Museum staff of Aina Mahal Museum
had put the damaged objects in boxes for safety
purpose.
Paper Painting before conservation
The painting inside a glass frame having yellowed varnish,
dust and fungus stain
INTACH ICI Lucknow conserved various types of
127 objects like lithographs, Mughal-Farmans,
Photographs,
Miniature
paintings,
paper
paintings, glass paintings, old prints, paper scroll
and illustrated manuscripts by establishing a
temporary laboratory within the premises.
A basic training of conservation was also given to
the local museum staff.
Same painting after conservation
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Directory of Wall Paintings in India
• Stuffed Tiger
1
This project was launched in July 2011 with
assistance from Ministry of Culture for the
preparation of wall painting directory, the following
works have been undertaken during the last
financial year:
• Deer head
1
• Data entry of wall paintings completed of
Kerala and Uttrakhand while survey was
completed on wall painting in Uttar Pradesh
covering 19 sites.
1.7 (ii) Conservation of Army objects received
from Army Regiment Centers, Lucknow:
The following artifacts were restored of 11GRC &
11GRRC Regiment:
• Documents
29
• Stuffed tiger
01
• Leopard skin
01
• Report preparation of Mathura and Saharanpur
district is in progress.
• Register
01
• Oil Painting
02
1.7 Conservation Work at ICI, Laboratory
• Stuffed deer
01
Conservation of Miniature painting: 9 Miniature
paintings on paper were restored involving
cleaning, disinfestations for fungus, removal of
stains, consolidation, filling and tissue lining.
Finally reintegration was done on the lost areas.
• Beak of bird
01
• Stuffed reindeer Head
01
1.7(i) Conservation of Artifacts received from
Kamala Retreat, Kanpur:
• Photographs with Digital restoration
02
Following artifacts were received and treated at
the lab:
• Patola Sari
01
• Glass Painting
04
• Oil Painting
3
• Old Accounts book (Bahikhata)
03
• Tanjour painting 1
• Printed Books
07
• Leopard skins
4
1.8 Other works undertaken at the Lab
• Oil paintings received from
Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow
Highly damaged miniature painting infected by fungus before and after conservation
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1.9 Conservation Proposals Received:
I. Post Conservation Maintenance of Historic
Paintings and an Eight Decades Old Model of
the Building in Vidhan Bawan, Lucknow.
II. Post Conservation Maintenance at 11GRRC,
Lucknow.
III. A Report on Conservation of Stone Sculpture
of Bhagwan Parshwanathji and Ancient
Stone Pillar Pieces at Aat Gaon, Mall, Tehsil
Malihabad, Lucknow.
IV. A Report on Conservation Status of Wall
Pintings at Bhawaldi Bawri, Bundi, Rajasthan
V. A Report on The Conservation Status of Printed
Books of President’s Secretariat Library, New
Delhi.
VI. A Report on Conservation Status of Textile
Objects in Harraj Ji ka Mahal at Jaisalmer Fort,
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
VII.A Report on the Conservation Status of
Art Objects at National Defense Academy
Museum, Pune.
VIII.Report on wall paintings at 1008 Shree
Parshawnath Digambar Jain Mandir, Daliganj,
Lucknow, “Bhitti Chitro Ke Sanrakshan”.
1.10 Activities of Intach Fellow at Intach
ICI, Lucknow - Studies on Biodeterioration of
Cultural Property
While preserving the art objects, manuscripts, wall
paintings and buildings etc., ICCI conservators
and restorers are facing biodeterioration problems
in their day to day areas. They sometime need
guidance for the proper preservative treatment.
Hence INTACH Indian Conservation Institute,
Lucknow took expert services of Dr. Shashi Dhawan
former Head of the Bio-deterioration Division
(Project Officer) of NRLC, Lucknow and Secretary
International Council for Bio-deterioration of
Cultural Property, Lucknow as INTACH Fellow from
January, 2011, for upgrading and strengthening
of technical skills of various Conservation centers
of INTACH. During this period workshops, projects
conducted, guided and lectures delivered are as
below.
1.10 (i) Workshops
Three in house workshops were organized
entitled Biological Agencies in Deterioration of
Art Heritage to understand and to identify the
organisms, their symptomatology the preliminary
and fundamental aspect for giving any preventive
and curative treatment to an art object. These
workshops were also organised at Bubaneshwar,
Delhi and Bangalore centres of ICCI.
Workshop on Conservation of paper
manuscripts and paintings at INTACH Indian
Conservation Institute, Lucknow.
(July 19th – 21st, 2011)
A three day workshop on conservation of paper
manuscripts and paintings was organized at
Lucknow. This workshop was coordinated by Mr.
K. K. Gupta, INTACH Fellow INTACH ICI, Lucknow
under the Micro Inks, from July 19-21, 2011 The
participants for this workshop were the senior
conservators, Scientist and assistant restorers
of INTACH ICI, Lucknow. Their experiences are in
different fields like wall, textile, oil painting, paper,
metal-conservation etc. During the workshop
problems faced by them were also discussed.
1.10 (ii) Lectures
• Bio-deterioration of Cultural Heritage for the
B.Sc. students and lecturers of I.T. College,
Lucknow for the awareness of heritage and
biology in the field of conservation.
• Bio-deterioration of Manuscripts at A.P. Sen
Hall of Lucknow University.
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• Bio-deterioration of museum objects for the
teachers’ of various universities in Ancient
Indian History department of Lucknow
University.
• Inaugural lecture on Museums and Memory
on Museum Day 18th June, 2011, invited by
State Museum Lucknow for general public.
2. ART CONSERVATION CENTRE, DELHI
2.1 Important Project Activities
St. Anne’s Church, Santana (Goa) Project: The
conservation work at the Church of St. Anne’s
was successfully completed in June 2011. The
interiors of the church are decorated with altars,
pulpit, polychrome sculptures and lithographs
depicting the events in the life of Lord Christ,
which includes a wooden panel painting, 14
lithographs of imperial size printed in Paris, 26
wooden polychrome sculptures, a wooden pulpit
and 5 wooden altars varying from 15 feet to 37
feet in size. Due to insect and moisture activity
most of these were badly damaged and had lost
mechanical strength. The overall condition of
art was in a very dilapidated condition needing
immediate conservation intervention. A special
project was launched by INTACH, ICCI Delhi and
a conservation unit was established within the
church to undertake the conservation task of the
interior decorative elements. The project funded
by Government of Goa began in October 2008 and
was successfully completed in June 2011.
The sculpture of St. Anthony, damaged by
infestation and decaying of the wood (left).
After restoration (right).
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Ministry of External Affairs: The Objet d'art (ODA)
section of the Ministry houses a collection of
art works by well known Indian artists like Akbar
Padamsee, Krishan Khanna, J. Shyam to name a
few and a large number of art objects. The Delhi
Centre is involved in the conservation of the
collection since October 2011and it is an on-going
project.
Conservation of Murals at Mangyu Gompa,
Ladakh: Mr. Sandeep Kumar and Mr. Nagamurthi
M. Pareet were deputed for the fourth consecutive
year to undertake the conservation work of Murals
at Mangyu Gompa, Ladakh from 11th August to
18th September 2011. Other conservators and
trainees from different centres were also deputed
at site for hands on training.
Private Collection of paintings by artist B.M.
Anand: The Centre is presently restoring the
paintings by B.M. Anand which belong to the
private collection owned by his family.
2.2 Material Heritage Conservation
Following Objects were conserved during this year
at INTACH Art conservation Centre:
a) Oil on canvas
50
b) Acrylic on Canvas
12
c) Mixed media
12
d) Textile Objects
32
e) Tempera Paintings
08
f) Paper Objects
364
g) Albums
03
h) Books
17
i) Leather objects
05
j) Stone and ceramic objects
16
k) Wooden objects
08
l) Ivory objects
01
m) Glass paintings
11
n) Metal objects
04
Total restored objects
543
2.3 Academic and Research Activities
2.3 (i) Research programme have been initiated
in-house:
• Effects of additives and cooking time on
behaviour of starch paste by Ms. Amita Soni
and Mr. Subodh Kumar
• Comparative analysis of consolidants used
in paint layer of miniature paintings by Mr.
Nagamurthi M. Pareet
• Two students from national Museum Institute
would also be undertaking research related
to conservation of acrylic paintings as part
of their dissertation programme at the Delhi
centre.
2.3 (ii) A lecture series and presentations of
case studies commenced in the first week of May.
Various topics covered in the year included:
• Terms used in Conservation by Mr. K.K.
Gupta
• Deterioration of oil paintings by Mr. K.K.
Gupta
• Making of machine made paper by Mr.
Nagamurthi M. Pareet
• Weaving of textiles by Ms. Prashima Jain
• Deterioration of paper artifacts by Ms. Amita
Soni
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• Ancient writing materials by Mr. K.K. Gupta
• Different types of paintings by Mr. K. K. Gupta
Ms. Smita Singh participated in one day
workshop on ‘Cataloguing-inventory-conservation’
conducted by experts from Musée d'ethnographie
de Neuchâtel and organized by UNESCO in
collaboration with Crafts Museum, Delhi.
Mr. Pankaj Sharma, Senior Conservator completed
a three-months course in ‘Conservation of Oil
Paintings’ from the Tate Museum, UK (September
- December, 2011).
2.3 (iii) Workshops, Seminars and Exhibitions
The INTACH Art Conservation Centre Delhi
organized a five day long workshop on ‘Restoration
of Acrylic Paintings’. The workshop covered various
aspects such as artists’ materials and techniques,
the deterioration factors as well as the approach
to conservation of acrylic paintings. The workshop
involved both internal and external experts and
was attended by conservators from INTACH,
private restorers as well professionals from other
organizations, important aspect of this workshop
was the involvement of artists themselves who
described about their techniques of painting.
The Centre also organized an ‘Indo-Italian Scientific
Workshop on Stone Conservation in collaboration
with the Italian Embassy, New Delhi and the Italian
Cultural Centre. The three-day workshop (12th
to 14th October, 2011) was conducted by invited
Italian experts Mr. Roberto Nardi (Founder, Italian
Centre for Archaeological Conservation (CCA),
Rome, Italy) and Ms. Andreina Costanzi Cobau
(Expert, Stone conservation and Conservation
of Mural Paintings). The workshop was attended
by professionals, government officials, experts
and students in the field of archaeology and
conservation. It provided an excellent opportunity
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to interact and exchange knowledge with the Italian
specialists on techniques and methodologies
involving stone conservation.
During the workshop an exhibition on ‘Restoration
Methods and Instruments of Italian Excellence
in Arts, Sciences and Technology’ was organised
by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural
Centre, New Delhi, this exhibition was on display
at INTACH premises.
Mr. Subrata Sen presented a paper on
‘Conservation of stone and related case studies of
INTACH’ at a seminar organised by Development
and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and
Heritage (DRONAH) along with Government
of Rajasthan and Ministry of Tourism on 15th
December 2011 in Jaipur (Rajasthan) as part of
an exercise to evaluate the structure of ‘Stone
Conservation Manual’ (intended to be published as
a collaboration between INTACH and State Institute
of Heritage Conservation, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Mr. Subrata Sen made a presentation on
‘Preventive conservation of stone, metal and
ceramic objects’ at the ‘Workshop on Preventive
Conservation of Museum Objects’ conducted by
Mr. Nilabh Sinha, Principal Director ICCI and Mr.
K.K. Gupta, Consultant ICCI, along with Ms. Mamta
Mishra, Director ICCI Lucknow Centre in Vadodra
from 6-10th February 2011.
2.3 (iv) Technical Reports
The following reports were submitted to the
concerned authorities for approval:
1. Mr. Sandeep Kumar and Mr. Nagamurthi M.
Pareet prepared the condition assessment
report of the art objects belonging to the
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Delhi
housed in the Teen Murti House. The report
was submitted in January 2012.
2. On request of Ms. Malvika Pathania, Himachal
Pradesh State Convenor, Mr. Sandeep Kumar
Bisht along with a team of conservation
Architects from the Central Office visited the
Deiji Sahiba Temple, Paonta Sahib, Himachal
Pradesh, in February 2012 to examine the
wall paintings. The conservation report has
been submitted.
Oil paintings
32
Acrylic paintings
06
Paper objects
47
Tanjore Traditional paintings
09
Mysore traditional paintings
07
3. Mr. Nagamurthi M. Pareet and Mr. Subrata
Sen assessed the condition of the works by
the famous artist, M.F. Husain belonging to the
Rajiv Gandhi foundation collection in March
2012.
Wooden sculptures
06
Mixed Media
14
Others
10
TOTAL
131
2.3 (v) Visits
I. Dr. Madhuvanti Ghose (Alsdorf Associate
Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan
and Islamic Art at the Art Institute of Chicago)
along with Mr. Daniel Walker (Pritzker Chair
of Asian Art and Curator of Islamic Art) and
Christa C. Mayer Thurman (Curator of Textiles)
and Mr. Frank Zuccari (Grainger Executive
Director of Conservation), visited the Centre
on December 8, 2012 . The purpose of the
visit was to examine the facilities available
in the Centre for undertaking a collaborative
project.
II. Ms. Kumari Shelja, Minister of State for Culture,
Government of India, visited the Centre on 7th
February, 2012. The staff at centre explained
various conservation works being undertaken
and also discussions related to starting of
training courses at Intach for Govt and Non
Govt. personnel in field of conservation were
undertaken.
3. WORK DONE BY ICKPAC, BANGALORE
during the period – 2011 - 12
3.1 (i) No. of objects conserved at the centre.
During the above mentioned period various types
of art objects were conserved
3.2. Projects:
Conservation of Mural Paintings in Sri.
Thiagarajaswamy temple at Tiruvarur, Tiruvarur
District, Tamil Nadu.
The final remaining work of wall paintings
amounting to only 5% remained suspended
during the year as some structural works are not
completed by the authorities.
Mr. Sharan M. Barangi and Mr. Raju F.S., Conservators of ICKPAC, Bangalore visited the project
site at Tiruvarur from 10th till 13th February, 2012.
The temple authorities had intimated to lay tiles
in the area under the paintings in the Devasiriya
Mandapam. The conservators supervised the laying so that no harm was caused to the paintings
on the ceiling.
National Manuscripts Mission (NMM) Project
During this year NMM division worked on 269
bundles of manuscripts (paper and palm leaf)
consisting of 38,684 folios. The work mainly
consisted of preventive and curative conservation
including re-inking of Palm Leaf Manuscripts. The
collection of manuscripts belonged to various
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private collectors like Shri Lakshmi Thathachar,
a Sanskrit Scholar from Melukhote, Mandya
Dist, Vijayashree Pandit, Mr. Seetharam and
famous institutions like Shree Guru Sarvabhouma
Samskrita Vidyapeeta, Mantralaya, Gulbarga
University, Mantralaya Sanskrit University, Sri Yogi
Narayana Indology Department, M.S. Ramaiah
College Campus, Bangalore to name a few.
Total No. of Palm Leaf Manuscripts Bundles 156
Preventive & Curative Conservation
(folios)
15, 622
Total No. of Paper (Bundles/books)
113
Preventive Conservation (pages)
Curative Conservation (pages)
22,808
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3.3 Technical Reports:
I. Condition status report of the paintings
present in Sri. Manjunatha Swamy Temple
at Sri Kshetra Dharmastala in Dakshina
Kannada District, Karnataka.
II. Condition status report of the mural paintings
situated at “Thirukalyana Mandapam”
(God and Goddess Marriage Hall) at Sri
Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai,
Tamil Nadu.
III. Condition status report of 100 paintings at the
Chennai High Court
3.4 New Projects under consideration
3.4 (i) Technical reports submitted and
awaiting further information:
On invitation from INTACH Tamilnadu Chapter, the
Centre examined the Mural Paintings belonging to
the Nayaka period at the Azhagar Kovil in Madurai
and submitted a conservation status report.
INTACH Chennai Chapter has submitted the same
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to the Government of Tamilnadu, the response is
awaited.
A condition status report of the Dhavala Granthas
of Jain Mutt Moodabidri was submitted to the
Director, NMM and the Mutt Seer, Sri Bharatha
Bhushana Swasthisri Charukeerthi Bhattaraka
Mahaswamiji. Approval for the sanction to take up
conservation is awaited.
3.5 Presentations/ Lectures
INTACH in collaboration with NGMA organised an
event in connection with the World Heritage Day
on April 18th, 2011. Ms. Madhu Rani.K.P, Director,
presented a case study on ‘Restoration of Mural
Paintings in South India’, at NGMA, Bangalore
on 16th April, 2011. A small exhibition depicting
important projects of the ICCI was displayed for
three days.
Ms. Shruti Asoka, presented a talk introducing
ICKPAC and its activities at a symposium titled
‘Role of Museums in the conservation of Cultural
Heritage’ organized by the Dept. of Arts, Jyothi
Nivas College, Bangalore on 7th February, 2012.
Ms. Madhu Rani K.P. introduced the activities
of ICKPAC at a meeting organized by the INTACH
Karnataka State Chapter on 11th February,
2012. Conveners of all Chapters in Karnataka,
its members and volunteers were present on the
occasion.
3.6 ecture/Training/Workshops Attended/
Organized by Staff Members
• Ms. Madhu Rani.K.P., Director and Mr.
Sharanu.M. Barangi, Conservator attended a’
Special Session on Preserving India’s Cultural
Heritage Through Public Private Partnerships,
organized by the National Culture Fund on
25th July, 2011. Ms. Madhu Rani gave a brief
presentation about the activities of ICKPAC.
• Workshop on Preventive Conservation of
Manuscripts from 1st to 5th August, 2011 was
organized by NMM and the Oriental Research
Institute, Tirupathi.
• Ms. Smita Singh, Centre Coordinator, Delhi
gave training on conservation of oil painting
to the staff of ICKPAC, Bangalore, from 8th
August, 2011 to 11th August, 2011
• A programme to create awareness on heritage
preservation for the public was organized by
INTACH Bangalore chapter in collaboration
with ICKPAC. The event was called ‘Parichay’
led by Ms. Madhu Rani, Director, on 6th August,
2011at ICKPAC. Around 25 people from all
walks attended.
• Workshop on Preventive Conservation of
Manuscripts from 9th to 13th September, 2011
was organized by NMM and the Government
Museum Manuscripts Conservation Centre,
Chennai.
• Sri. K. K. Gupta, Intach Fellow, visited
Bangalore centre, from 28th September, 2011
to 30th September, 2011 and imparted training
on conservation of oil painting to the staff.
the progress thus far and discuss further
strategies for the mural painting site at Nagaur
with the highest ranking members of the Getty
Foundation and the Leon Levy Foundation
from 3rd to 8th February, 2012. This project is
being executed by a team from the Courtauld
Institute of Art, UK in collaboration with the
Mehrangarh Trust, Jodhpur at Nagaur Fort in
Rajasthan.
3.7 Academic Activities:
3.7(i) Ms. Madhu Rani.K.P., Director, ICKPAC
participated in a three weeks International course
on “Conservation of Japanese paper”, jointly
organized by ICCROM and the National Research
Institute for Cultural properties, Tokyo (NRICPT).
3.8 Visits
3.8. (i) Mr. Nilabh Sinha, Principal Director, ICCI,
visited ICKPAC, Bangalore in connection with the
event held at NGMA, Bangalore on 16th April, 2011.
He gave a presentation on Intach and the ICCI
explaining in detail various functions undertaken
by INTACH.
• Ms. Madhu Rani.K.P, Director, participated in
a 3 days’ workshop on conservation of stone
organized by the INTACH ICCI in collaboration
with the Italian Embassy, Delhi and the Italian
Cultural Centre from the 12th to 14th October,
2011, at INTACH Art Conservation Centre, New
Delhi.
3.8. (ii)On the invitation of Sri H.H. Shahu
Maharaj, Ms. Madhu Rani, alongwith Conservator,
Ms. Shruti Asoka, visited the New Palace Museum,
Kolhapur towards examining the paintings and
other artifacts in the museum collection from 3rd
July to 5th July 2011 towards starting a conservation
project.
• Dr. Shashi Dhawan, as a part of the programme
being conducted by ICCI towards up gradation
of the knowledge and skills of the ICCI staff,
visited Bangalore centre, from 4th to 6th
November, 2011 and imparted training on
Biological Agencies in Deterioration of Art
Heritage.
3.8. (iii) On the invitation of Mr.Vijayanath Shenoy,
Founder of ‘Hasta Shilpa Heritage Village, Manipal,
Mr. Sharanu.M.Barangi, conservator visited and
examined several paintings (Oil, Tanjore, Mysore
etc), sculptures and other artifacts in their
collection from 12 to 13 August, 2011.
• Ms. Madhu Rani.K.P, Director attended
and participated in a meeting to celebrate
3.8. (iv) Ms. Shruti Asoka and Mr. Sharanu. M.
Barangi, Conservators visited and examined six
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Mysore traditional paintings, two Oil on canvas
and two photograph prints in the collection of Sri
Subramanya Swamy Temple, Bangalore on 15th
September, 2011.
Shruti Asoka, Conservator visited and examined
650 numbers of Botanical paintings in the
Horticulture Library at Lalbagh on 23rd February,
2012.
3.8.(v) Mr. Sharanu.M. Barangi and Mr. Ashok
Kumar, Conservators visited and examined
the collections in the Nithayananda Ashram in
Bangalore.
3.8.(x) Dr. Caroline Douglas, Chairperson and Mr.
Richard Alford, Secretary of Charles Wallace India
Trust, London visited ICKPAC, Bangalore centre on
the 6th March, 2012.
3.8.(vi)Ms. Shruti Asoka and Mr. Sharanu.M.
Barangi, Conservators visited and examined
20 nos of Oil on canvas in the collection of Sri
Dharmastala Manjunatha Temple in Dharmastala,
South Canara District on 10th October, 2011.
4. INTACH ICI ORISSA ART CONSERVATION
CENTRE, BHUBANESWAR.
3.8.(vii) Ms. MadhuRani.K.P, Director along
with Mr. Bhanu Prakash and Ms. Shruti Asoka,
Conservators visited and examined the very large
collection of Palm Leaf and paper manuscripts
(approximately 25,000) in the collection of Oriental
Research Institute, Mysore on 17th January, 2012
3.8.(viii) Mr. Bhanu Prakash visited and examined
the large collection of Palm leaf and paper
manuscripts (approximately 2500) in the collection
of Kannada University at Mysore University on 1st
February, 2012.
3.8.(ix)Ms. Madhu Rani.K.P., Director and Ms.
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4.1. Important Projects
4.1.1 Records of National Archives, Eastern
Record Centre, Bhubaneswar- ongoing- Supported
by Minstry of Culture, Govt. of India
4.1.2 Manuscripts of Viswabharati University
Shantiniketan- ongoing- Supported by N a t i o n a l
Archives of India
The manuscripts belonging to the Viswabharati
Shantiniketan are being conserved by the
manuscript conservators of INTACH Orissa Art
Conservation Centre, Bhubaneswar. The project
was initiated by the Prime Minister’s Office, under
the financial support by the National Archives of
India, New Delhi
After Conservation
4.1.3 Magnetic Records of Indian Institute of Geo
magnetism, Mumbai- ongoing Project- Supported
by Dept of Science and Technology, Govt of India
4.1.4 Books and literature of Magnetic Observatory,
Alibag-Mumbai-ongoing Project-Supported by Dept
of Science and Technology, Govt of India
4.1.5 Manuscripts of K.R.Cama Oriental Institute,
Mumbai- ongoing Project - Supported by K.R.CAMA
Trust
The center is presently carrying out a project
on conservation of the rare and very important
Persian manuscripts and books of the KR Cama
Library at Mumbai. After completing eight phases
of conservation project, presently the Phase IX
is being carried out at Mumbai by the centre’s
conservation experts. More than 1,30,000 sheets
of precious, rare and very important manuscripts
and books have been conserved under this project
at Mumbai.
Removal of previous restoration of butter paper from manuscripts at K R Cama Library
4.1.6 Records of Delhi State Archives- ongoing
Project- Supported by Department of Delhi
Archives, New Delhi
conserved by the paper conservators of INTACH
Orissa Art Conservation Centre, Bhubaneswar. The
project has been started from September 2011
with the support of Department of Delhi Archives.
The records and manuscripts belonging to Delhi
State Archives, Govt of NCT of Delhi are being
Conservation work in progress
regular training programmes are organised
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4.1.7 Records of Godrej Archives- ongoingSupported by Godrej Archives, Mumbai
4.1.8 Manuscripts & Books of Orissa State
Museum- completed with Support from Dept of
Culture, Govt of Orissa.
The paper manuscripts of the Orissa State
Museum are being treated under a govt. of India
sponsored project. A number of important paper
manuscripts are treated including some diverse
type of manuscripts such as bamboo manuscripts,
birch bark manuscripts etc.
4.1.9 Paper Manuscripts of Orissa State
Museum-completed- Supported by Dept. of
Culture, Govt. of Orissa
A manuscript before & after conservation
4.1.10 Conservation of Archival Documents of
Godrej Archives
Records belonging to the Godrej Archives are
being conserved by the manuscript conservators
of INTACH Orissa Art Conservation Centre,
Bhubaneswar.
Documents of Godrej Archives - before conservation
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4.2 Training programmes
4.5 Publications
4.2.1. one month training course on curative
conservation of manuscripts was conducted by
the centre from January 10 to February 10, 2012
in which 18 participants took extensive training on
curative conservation of manuscripts. The training
course was sponsored by National Mission for
Manuscripts, Dept of Culture, Govt of India
Two brochures on Preventive Conservation of Palm
Leaf Manuscripts and Preventive Conservation of
Paper Manuscripts were published for circulation
and also as teaching materials. These publications
were brought out on the occasion of one month
training programme on curative conservation of
manuscripts held at the Bhubaneshwar Centre
from Jan.10th till Feb. 10th 2012, sponsored by the
National Mission for Manuscripts.
4.3 Lectures
Mrs. Mallika Mitra, Director, ICI Orissa Art
Conservation Centre, Bhubaneswar, delivered
lectures and demonstration as well as practical
sessions for preventive and curative conservation
of manuscripts conducted throughout the eastern
zone by the Manuscript conservation centres of
National Mission for Manuscripts. This includes,
NRLC, Lucknow, INTACH MCC Lucknow, Calcutta
University MCC, Gauhati University MCC, Tripura
University MCC, Manipur State Archives- MCC,
4.4 Total of Artefacts Conserved
Canvas Paintings / Oil paintings
5
Paper Paintings
3
Sculptures
i) Metal (statues and sword)
7
ii) Wood
1
iii) Others (Marble objects)
5
Manuscripts Palm Leaf - manuscripts
250
Books
Photographs - (includes digital
restoration of 26 photographs)
4
Animal Trophies
6
Maps
80
200
4.6 Special Project
Odisha State Maritime Museum At Jobra,
Cuttack
The centre is implementing the establishment
of the Odisha State Maritime Museum at Jobra,
Cuttack. The centre is not only looking after the
Architectural restoration of the building , it is also
undertaking the development and establishment
of interiors of the Museum, Landscaping of the
premises showcasing the thousand year old
maritime history of Kalinga. The work is almost
complete and the Museum is slated to be
inaugurated in the last week of November 2012.
5. INTACH ART CONSERVATION CENTRE, CAMP
OFFICE, GWALIOR
• Conservation project of mural paintings of
Chitrasabha, Courtallam, Tamil Nadu: This is
an ongoing project of the centre.
5.1 Project reports submitted:
a. Project of “Data Base Conservation
Research on Indian Wall Paintings”.
Project submitted to the TATA Trust.
b. Project of Conservation of wall paintings
of Shiva Temple and Hanuman Temple at
Deo Bagh, Gwalior
c. Project of Conservation of wall paintings
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of Bhagwan Parswanath Swetambari Jain,
Temple, Gwalior
d. Conservation of objects of
Mahapalika Museum, Gwalior
Nagar
e. Mural paintings of St. Jude Church,
Chundel, District Wayanad, Kerala
f. Project of Conservation of wall paintings
of Bada Jain Mandir, Gwalior
g. Wall paintings of Koteshwar Temple,
Gwalior
h. Conservation of the old books of Central
Library, Gwalior
6. INTACH MEHRANGARH ART CONSERVATION
CENTRE (IMACC) DID THE FOLLOWING
WORKS FORM 1 APRIL 2011 TO 31 MARCH
2012
1. Oil Painting of Mh. Jaswant Singh Ji, (Royal
House UBP, Jodhpur).
2. Oil Painting of Mh. Hanwant Singh Ji,
(Royal House UBP, Jodhpur).
3. Oil Painting of Mh. Umaid Singh Ji, (Royal
4. Oil Painting of Lord Ganesh, (Royal House
UBP, Jodhpur).
5. Paper Painting of Sir Pratap Singh Ji, (Royal
6. One manuscript
(MMPP).
of
Kavya
Granth,
7. Cut colour photographs of Mh. Umaid
Singh Ji (Mounted on wood), (Sardar
Samand Lack Palace).
8. Five B/W Photographs, (R.R.Mahendra
Singh Ji, Narpat Niwas, Jodhpur).
9. One painted Photograph, (R.R.Mahendra
10.One printed King George, (R.R.Mahendra
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11.One paper document Sanad, (R.R.
Mahendra Singh Ji, Narpat Niwas,
Jodhpur).
12.Two POP Objects, (R.R.Mahendra Singh Ji,
Narpat Niwas, Jodhpur).
13.One B/W Photograph of Arbindo (Arbindo
School Jodhpur).
14.One B/W Photograph of Maharaj Ratan
Singh Ji (Ratanvilas, Jodhpur).
15.Nineteen B/W Photographs (Shri Vikram
Singh Ji Indroka, Jodhpur).
16.B/W Photograph of Nobles of Bagdi (Th.
Bhawani Singh Ji of Bagdi).
17. Old B/W Photograph of Mh. Umaid Singh
Ji (MMPP).
18.Two large size Maps (Th. Man Singh Ji
Kanota, Kanota collection, Jaipur).
19.Four Painted wooden Box (Royal House
UBP, Jodhpur).
20.B/W Photographs of angles child (Royal
21.One Printed Book (Royal House UBP,
Jodhpur).
22.One Litho print (Royal House UBP,
Jodhpur).
23.One Khanjar (MMT).
24.Three Register (MMPP)
25.Three Paper Documents (MMPP).
26.One Litho print Book (MMPP).
27. Two wooden frame (Shri Dhananjay Singh
Ji, Narpat Niwas, Jodhpur).
28.One wooden frame (UBP).
29.Sixty Miniature Paintings (MMT).
30.Ten photo Albums (Th. Maan Singh Ji
Kanota, Kanota collection, Jaipur).
31.Consolidation of work of wall paintings
in ceiling in Amar Singh Mahal at Nagour
Fort.
32.Arise plaster conservation work in Deepak
Mahal & Bhakat Singh Mahal at Nagour
Fort.
33.Termite treatment work of old paper
documents (Chopasani Shod Sansthan,
Jodhpur).
34.Fumigation work of manuscripts, printed
books, documents (MMPP).
35.Retouching of Rangoli in Royal House.
(UBP)
36.Wall painting reintegration work in Bhoore
Shah’s Dargaah at Mehrangarh Fort.
affected due to dust, dirt and
bird droppings every day. During
monsoons, algae growth is often seen
in the crevices. A monthly schedule
is followed to clean and maintain
them; algaecides and biocide
treatments are given periodically
after cleaning to keep the sculptures
free from any biological growth).
5. Conservation of sandal wood sculptures
9
6. Conservation of Ceramics
4
7. Conservation of Porcelain Sculpture
5
8. Conservation of Diorama (Relief map) 2
9. Conservation of Clay Models
4
7. INTACH ART CONSERVATION CENTRE, DR.
BHAU DAJI LAD MUSEUM, MUMBAI
10.Conservation of Lacquer ware Pottery 1
11.Conservation of Silverware
2
7.1 The following works were undertaken:
12.Conservation of Metal Daggers
6
Periodic exercise: Every Wednesday when the
BDL museum is closed for public, the conservators
along with the curatorial staff are involved with the
cleaning and maintenance of objects in display
cases. Objects are checked for any damages
or fungal infestations. Silica gel crystals are
changed to maintain the humidity levels inside the
showcases.
13.Conservation of Tanjore Paintings
2
14.Conservation of Watson Collection Volumes
(80 textile samples)
2
1. Cleaning & regular maintenances of Marble Statues for prevention
of algae in the rear yard
6
2. Cleaning & regular maintenance of Metal Statues for prevention
of algae in the rear yard
2
3. Cleaning & regular maintenances of Stone Tablet (Small Sculptures)
in the rear yard
16
4. Cleaning & regular maintenance of Stone Elephant (The outdoor
stone and metal sculptures get
1
15.Conservation of Printed Books 8
(1576 folios)
16.Conservation of Manuscript
(Kitab-I-Quran-I-Tib) Book of
medical treatment
IN PROCESS
The centre has completed inventory of the
library books present in the BDL Museum along
with identification of their locations and giving
them accession numbers. The books are now
categorized in Phases according to the damages
and deterioration present in them i.e. 1) Severely
damaged, 2) moderately damaged, 3) minor
damages, 4) binding damaged. The Conservation
lab has started with phase 1- the most severely
damaged books as priority for conserving.
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7.2 Other Activities: INTACH Art Conservation Lab
actively participated in 4 Exhibitions held in Dr.
Bhau Daji Lad Museum for the Installation & De
installation of exhibits along with documentation.
7.3 Other Projects outside the Museum
Conservation & Restoration of 6 Oil Paintings on
canvas and paper from the Collection of Reserve
Bank of India. Mumbai.
Conservation of Stone Sculpture “Veer Hanuman’
from a temple.
De installation of the exhibition of ‘Open Mumbai:
Let’s Expand Public Spaces’ mounted by
architecture firm P. K. Das & Associates and the
Mumbai Waterfronts Centre. It included removal
and storage of wall papers from the walls of NGMA
Gallery.
8. INTACH ART CONSERVATION CENTRE,
KOLKATA
8.1 Projects
• Royal Calcutta Turf Club, Kolkata
Four nos. oil paintings (3 portraits and 1 Landscape),
19 nos. B&W Photographs and 2 nos. litho-prints
were restored by INTACH Art Conservation Centre,
Kolkata in August- 2011. One of those portraits
was painted by Harold Speed and other two
were the portraits of Sir William Macpherson by
Henry Tanworth Wells and W.M. Beresford (artist
unknown). Harold Speed and Henry Tanworth
Wells, R.A. were artists of repute in Britain in the
late 19th century / early 20th century.
• The Saturday Club Pvt. Ltd.
Three nos. letters and twenty nos. insignias and
medals / flags (Metal & Textile) were restored in
Centre Laboratory in November-2011.
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These insignias and medals /flags of German and
Italian Army were captured by the British / Indian
army during World War-II.
• Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry,
Kolkata
An Oil painting (Portrait of Sir Ashley Eden,
Lieutenant Governor of Bengal, 1877-1882) and
35 photographs of the former President of Bengal
Chamber of Commerce & Industry, were restored
in Centre Laboratory in February- April, 2012.
• St. John’s Church, Kolkata
Two oil paintings and one B&W photograph were
restored in the centre laboratory in March-2012.
8.2 Technical Reports
8.2 (i) Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
Prepared and submitted condition assessment
report of the Art collections of the Academy which
need intervention in terms of conservation and
restoration.
8.3 Academic Reports
The Indian Museum, Kolkata organized a
National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Heritage
Conservation” on 28-29 March, 2012 at Asutosh
Birth Centenary Auditorium, Indian Museum,
Mr. Subash Chandra Baral, Ms. Mousumi
Bhattacharya, Ms. Papia Saha, Mr. Arindam
Debnath participated in the Seminar, from INTACH
ACC, Kolkata.
8.4 The following objects were restored in the
last year at the centre:
Sl. no. Types of Objects
No. of objects
Restored
11
01
Oil on canvas
02
Tempera on cloth
03
03
Metal objects
12
04
Textile objects
09
05
Paper Manuscripts
01
06
Letters on Paper
03
07
B&W Photographs
54
08
Litho prints
04
09
Ink on paper
02
Total
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ICCI Conservationists have successfully applied
science to art conservation to preserve and protect
precious heritage objects of various kinds and
materials-paper, manuscripts, textiles, murals,
wood, metal, paintings, etc. The Centres also
carry out documentation and listing of important
art works. They keep pace with new technical
developments, and upgrade the skills of their
art conservators through training workshops and
seminars regularly scheduled at all the Centres.
The end result of these efforts is not just pieces of
art but the labour of love that enriches our cultural
heritage.
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Heritage Education & Communication
Service Division
In the year 2011-12, the Heritage Education and
Communication Service (HECS) division continued
to work towards its aim of spreading heritage
awareness amongst the masses through different
programmes. Several new initiatives and projects
were undertaken together with new partnerships
with like-minded organizations. A number of new
programmes were initiated across the country with
the help of funds from the government, foreign
donors, INTACH UK Trust and private agencies.
Our new programmes and publications received
wide appreciation from our convenors, cultural
specialists and experts in the field of education
from India and abroad.
1. Heritage Education
HECS successfully completed ten years of
conducting teacher training workshops on
heritage awareness and setting up Heritage Clubs
in schools funded by the Ministry of Culture.
• 288 teachers
The training programmes for teachers to set
up Heritage Clubs in schools were held in the
following cities:
City
Teachers Schools
Rajpipla
39
25
Ranchi
50
25
Gurgaon
28
14
Jamnagar
53
20
Dharwad
48
18
Mumbai
25
16
Ambala
45
23
In the year 2011-12 training programmes were
conducted to set up Heritage Clubs in schools.
1.1 Teacher Training Workshops
Till March 2012, this programme had reached:
• 68 cities
• 1545 schools
• 3100 teachers
For the year 2011 - 2012 this programme
covered:
• 7 Cities
• 141 Schools
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Ambala
Duration
29th-30th June
2011
rd
23 -24th Sept
2011
th
17 -18th Nov
2011
th
26 -27th Nov
2011
th
15 -16th Dec
2011
th
17 Jan 2012
(full day)
28th and 29th
Feb 2012
Rajpipla
Ranchi
1.2 Heritage Clubs
Regional Distribution of Workshops from 2003-2011
Each teacher training workshop was conducted
over a period of two days and its aim was to impart
elementary training skills to teachers to enable
them to initiate heritage education programmes
in their schools by setting up Heritage Clubs with
an intake of at least 30 students. Teachers from
both government and private schools attended
the workshops.
Feedback from teachers shows that they enjoyed
the interactive sessions and resource material
prepared by HECS. They found that heritage
awareness was missing from the school syllabus
and were very keen to start such programmes
in their schools. A consolidated report has been
submitted TO THE Ministry of Culture.
INTACH serviced the network of heritage clubs
with activities, newsletters, heritage club
passport, badges, website activities etc. The best
schools were awarded for heritage club awards,
best heritage club student award and awarding
for articles in the newsletter.INTACH HECS also
supported CBSE in its endeavour to set up
heritage clubs and activities for schools. Adopt a
Monument as a book was useful also for CBSE’s
Comprehensive and Consolidated Evaluation of
classes 9 and 10.HECS INTACH would help CBSE
in designing activities for schools.
2. SPECIAL HERITAG E WORKSHOPS
AND PROGRAMMES
2.1 Tagore at 150-Power of The Pen
INTACH with the support of INTACH UK Trust
organized an all India Essay and a Painting
Competition on Rabindranath Tagore for school
students as 2011-12 is Tagore’s 150th birth
anniversary.
As India is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary
of Rabindranath Tagore INTACH with its network
of heritage clubs in India organized an enriching
programme for schools to enhance their
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understanding of Tagore’s contribution to Indian
culture. A responsible, informative and innovative
programme at school level was needed for
students to understand Tagore in the perspective
of culture as well as writings for freedom.
More than 65 Chapters organized the
programme and sent entries including Ajmer,
Amritsar, Aurangabad, Bhubaneshwar, Balasore,
Brajbhoomi, Chandigarh, Chandrapur, Cuttack,
Dahanu, Darjeeling, Dharwad, Delhi, Gurgaon,
Gwalior, Hazaribagh, Jabalpur, Jamnagar, Jodhpur,
Kadapa, Kodagu, Ladakh, Machlipatnam, Marwar-
Jodhpur, Mayurbhanj, Mandla, Mehsana, Mizoram,
Mohendragarh, Nagpur, Patiala, Pune, Raipur,
Rajpipla, Ranchi, Rohilkhand, Salem, Santiniketan,
Sawai Madhopur, Shekhawati, Shivpuri, Sirohi,
Thanjavur, Udaipur, Warangal, Gangtok, Dehra
Dun, Mumbai, Jammu, Ahmedabad, East Godavari
and Vishakapatnam.
INTACH received around 6000 entries from
students of middle and senior school. Entries
were also received in regional languages including
Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu and Kannada.
Paintings on Tagore being done by children across chapters
2.2 Local Language Workshops for Convenors
GUJARAT CONVENERS WORKSHOP - INTACH
Mehsana Chapter in collaboration with HECS,
INTACH, New Delhi, organized a one-day workshop
on 11th July 2011 for the Gujarat Convenors. The
purpose of the workshop was to train the conveners
to conduct Teacher Training Workshops in the local
language, that is, Gujarati. The workshop was
attended by Mr. Samveg Lalbhai, State Convener,
Gujarat,Mr. Sodhsal Singh Dev Dhrangadhara,
INTACH Jhalawad Chapter; Ms. Rukmani Devi,
Rajpipla Chapter; Air Cmde Surendra Tyagi,
INTACH Jamnagar Chapter; Mr. Vijay Ranchan,
Ahmedabad Chapter; and representatives from
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the Surat Municipal Corporation. Dr C.T.Misra,
Member Secretary presided over the event.
Gujarat Convenors Workshop
WEST BENGAL CONVENER’S WORKSHOP- INTACH
Kolkata Chapter in collaboration with HECS,
INTACH New Delhi, organized the West Bengal
Conveners Workshop for Heritage Education in
the Local Language in August 2011. The workshop
was attended by Mr Subir Adhikari Convenor
Santiniketan Chapter,G M Kapoor Convenor West
Bengal and Kolkata chapter and Ms Protima Dutta
translator of book.
MAHARASHTRA CONVENERS WORKSHOPINTACH Aurangabad Chapter in collaboration
with HECS, INTACH New Delhi, organized the
Maharashtra Conveners Workshop for Heritage
Education in the Local Language on 15th
September 2011. The workshop was attended by
Col MPS Bhatia Director Chapters Division and
8 chapters from Maharashtra, which included
conveners and representatives from the chapters.
Ms. Phiroza Tafti, Convener, Dahanu Chapter;
Ms. Supriya Goturkar, Coordinator, Pune Chapter;
Dr. Chandrashekhar Gupta, Convener, Nagpur
Chapter; Mr. Amiteshwar Jha, Representative,
Nashik Chapter; Dr. Prabhakar Deo, Convener,
Nanded Chapter; Varsha Reshamwala, Curatorial
Assistant, Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai;
Ammar Mahimwalla, INTACH Mumbai Chapter;
Mr. Surendra Singh Gautam, Representative,
Chandrapur Chapter, and representatives from
INTACH Aurangabad Chapter, were present at the
workshop.
ANDHRA PRADESH CONVENERS WORKSHOPINTACH Warangal Chapter in collaboration with
HECS, INTACH, New Delhi, organized a one-day
workshop on 30th March 2012 for the Andhra
Pradesh Conveners. The purpose of the Workshop
was to train the conveners to conduct Teacher
Training Workshops in the local language (Telugu).
The workshop began with the Press Release of the
Hands on Heritage book- a bilingual translation in
English and Telugu.The workshop was attended by
Gen L.K. Gupta Chairman INTACH and 11 chapters
from Andhra Pradesh: Prof. M. Pandu Ranga
Rao Convenor INTACH, Warangal; Sri M. Veda
Kumar Co Convenor INTACH, Andhra Pradesh:
Sri. D.V. Dharma Rao Srikakulam Convenor
INTACH, Srikakulum; Sri. P.V. Prasad Co- Convenor
INTACH, Visakhapatnam; Sri. R. Rama Kumar CoConvenor INTACH, Anantapur; Sri. S. Elias Reddy
Programme Organiser INTACH, Kadapa; Sri. B.
Venkateswarlu Convenor INTACH, Kurnool; Smt.
Anuradha Reddy Convenor INTACH, Hyderabad;
Smt. L. Sesha Kumari Convenor INTACH, East
Godavari Kakinada; Sri. Nagena Swamy Convenor
INTACH, Mahbubnagar and Sri. T. Ramanohar Rao
Convenor INTACH, Machlipatnam.
Andhra Pradesh Convenors Workshop
2.3 European Union Sanskriti Mela
Maharashtra Convenors Workshop
The EU Cultural Week – this time titled "EU
Sanskriti Festival" – is organized biannually by the
Member States of the European Union and the EU
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Delegation in India. This year, the EU Sanskriti
Festival took place in November 2011 and was
one of the most important joint cultural initiatives
organized by the European Union in India. It was coorganized by the Polish Embassy, with the support
of INTACH, NSD and IIC. The festival’s theme was
‘children and youth’ and the programme was
packed with dynamic performances and activities
for youngsters. It was organized as part of the
cultural gala on 11th November 2011 at the India
International Centre, New Delhi with support
from INTACH. 17 prestigious schools of Delhi
participated in the event.
Face Painting to show heritage icons of
India and EU countries
Circle clean up drives in Hauz Khas on World
Tourism Day and Mehrauli Archaeological Park
in September and October 2011
Heritage walks were also conducted for various
Delhi and Gurgaon Schools to create more
awareness about structures and sites with
historical significance. Walks at Lodi Gardens,
Mehrauli Archaelogical Park, National Museum,
Sadarjung Tomb etc. are conducted throughout
the year.
Adopt a Monument workshop, Delhi
2.4 Adopt A Monument Initiative
HECS published the Adopt a Monument book and
organized the first workshop on Adopt a Monument
at INTACH, Delhi on 15th April 2011 for teachers
to train schools to work on Adopting a Monument
in their locality. This workshop was also held
to commemorate World Heritage Day (18th April
2011). The workshop was targeted at training
teachers from the middle and senior sections
from various schools in Delhi NCR. The sessions
were addressed by a panel of expert speakers
from ASI, DDA, NDMC,MCD and INTACH Delhi
Chapter. Schools started to adopt monuments
and also took part in the HECS INTACH- ASI Delhi
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Clean up drive in Hauz Khas
3. PUBLICATION AND RESOURCE
MATERIAL
3.1 Intach Releases Hands on Heritage in
Seven Regional Languages
The Hands on Heritage book, which is a handbook
on cultural education, sponsored by the Ministry
of Culture, Government of India, was translated
in six regional languages—Tamil, Malyalam, Urdu,
Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi. This handbook,
suited for the needs of the middle school students,
is a repository of activities, worksheets, facts, and
relevant information about natural, built, and
living heritage. The intention behind translating
the book was to reach out to more schools
across India and spread heritage awareness. The
translated versions were released on 18th April
2011 to commemorate World Heritage Day in a
programme organized by INTACH. The books were
launched by Mr. Jawahar Sircar, Secretary, Ministry
of Culture in the presence of eminent educationist
and the former Vice Chancellor of Delhi University,
Prof. Deepak Nayar, INTACH Chairman Lt. Gen
(Retd.) L.K. Gupta, and INTACH Member Secretary
Ms. C.T. Misra. The Telugu and English bilingual
book was released on 30th March 2012.
Release of books by Mr Jawahar Sircar, Secretary,
Ministry of Culture
3.2 Young Intach Newsletter
The HECS network of Heritage Club Members
expanded in the year 2011-12. The issues of Young
INTACH newsletter received an overwhelming
response from students who participated in
Heritage Club activities. The themes of the
newsletters for the year 2011-12 were:
Beautiful Birds Vol 8 No. 2
Timeless
Terracotta
Festive Folk
Dances
Fascinating
Forts
Vol 8 No. 3
Vol 8 No. 4
Vol 9 No. 1
April-June
2011
July-Sept
2011
Oct-Dec 2011
Jan-March
2012
4. YOUNG INTACH WEBSITEwww.youngintach.org
The Young INTACH website which is a resource
for all those interested in exploring our heritage
was developed into a much bigger and better
platform and many new interactive tools were
introduced to make the website more interesting
for students, teachers, and enthusiasts. New
additions were made to the website in the form
of activity and information sheets, quizzes, lesson
plans, school activities, etc, for students and
teachers. Specialized lesson plans and activities
were included, for example, detailed worksheets
on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India; various
religious festivals like Onam, Ganguar, Muharram,
etc keeping in mind different communities and
religions of India; Ancient books and texts like
Akbarnama, Bible, Baburnama, Jatakas, Sangam
Literature etc; ancient sustainable homes; green
school survey ;folk art paintings; Indian rivers; Big
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five animals of India. Apart from this additions were
also made in the quiz sections including cities like
Varanasi, Thiruvanathapuram, Pune, Patna and
Bodh Gaya , Pondicherry, Panjim, Delhi etc focusing
on the historical sites and significance ; Festivals,
Dances, Music, Indian Cuisine, Traditional toys and
games, etc. The E-newsletter is being circulated to
around 2500 subscribers.
5. HELEN HAMLYN TRUST: FILMIT
INDIA
In 2011 the Filmit India project continued in its
third phase second year. 20 schools from Delhi
participated in the programme. The programme
was also organized in Chennai, Kolkata
Hyderabad and Goa. 8 schools participated in the
Technical workshop, Kolkata
6. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES
6.1 14th International Conference of National
Trusts
Sesion on Heritage Education for Connecting
People, Places and Stories
The 14th ICNT was held in Victoria, Canada from
12th to 15th October 2011.This conference was
attended by the Chairman of INTACH Gen Gupta
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programme in Chennai, 6 schools participated in
the programme in Kolkata, 7 schools participated
in the programme in Goa and 5 schools in
Hyderabad. The technical workshop for schools
was conducted by Paul Clifford from the United
Kingdom. This year schools made films on the
theme of why to save heritage. A total of 570
films have till date been made by the schools.
Successes of the programme include the best
use of creative experts to run content workshops
and technical workshops each year at the start of
the programme .The celebration of films is done
every year by the holding of film festivals in each
city. The making of short films by middle school
children has been lauded by the film and television
fraternity who have also advised students on how
to improve content and the quality of their films.
Filmit Festival Delhi-Awards given by Lady Helen Hamlyn
and Gen L K Gupta
and Ms Purnima Datt Director Heritage Education
and Communication Service.Ms Purnima Datt of
Heritage Education and Communication Service
gave a presentation on the Heritage Education
programmes of INTACH. She bought out the success
stories of INTACH’s training workshop, setting up
of heritage clubs and publications. The work done
by INTACH was appreciated and received positively
by the participants from national trusts.
• Dr Jaroslaw Adamowics, Dy Dean of the Faculty
of Conservation and Restoration of Works of
Art, Academy of Fine Art in Krakow
• Ms Barbara Szyper, Training Center – Academy
of Heritage in International Cultural Centre
Krakow and Co-operation
• Dr. Michal Wisniewski,Head of the Training
,Academy of Heritage International Cultural
Centre,Krakow
ARCC book on Heritage Education in Asia gifted to Simon
Molesworth,Chairman INTO Executive Committee
6.2 Visit by The Polish Delegation
A delegation from Poland comprising of eminent
art historians, architects and conservators visited
INTACH from 5th-12th December 2011.They
included –
• Prof. Dr. Jacek Purchla, International Cultural
Centre Director of International Cultural Centre
Krakow
They were introduced to the activities of INTACH
and interacted with INTACH staff. They were also
taken to various heritages sites in Delhi by Delhi
chapter including Red Fort, Lodi Gardens,Chandni
Chowk and Lutyens Delhi to observe heritage
conservation initiatives. Meetings were also
organized with the Archaeological Survey of India
and Aga Khan Foundation. They also visited the
Sanskriti museums in Anandagram and interacted
with National Culture Fund staff.
• Dr Ewa Wiłkojć, Wawel Royal Castle Conservator
of Works of art and Chief Curator
The delegation was taken on a one-day trip to
Neemarana fort to observe the restoration of the
fort.. A trip to Goa to observe baroque architecture
specially INTACH’s restoration of St Anne’s church
was organised. They also visited Bhau Daji Lad
museum in Mumbai. This was done with the
support of INTACH Mumbai chapter.
Director ICC Krakow with Chairman INTACH
Polish delegation at INTACH
• Prof. Dr Jan K Ostrowski, Director, Wawel Royal
Castle, Krakow
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Heritage Tourism Division
The Division’s aim is to benefit local communities
directly by promotion of local crafts, cuisine, homestays, etc.. Employment in tourism establishments
in ecotourism zones should preferably be for local
communities. The following activities and tasks
were taken up during the year:-
1. SATTE-INTACH AWARDS
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was
signed between the Indian National Trust for Art
and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and UBM India Pvt.
Ltd Mumbai for the awards instituted by South Asia
Travel Tourism Exchange (SATTE) for the SATTE
2012 Awards with the objective of recognizing and
inspiring individuals and institutions who have
done inspiring and innovative work in the field of
heritage tourism in India.
The awards are known as the SATTE – INTACH
Heritage Tourism Awards. Out of 13 nominations
received under the 5 categories of the Awards
2012, the following five awardees were selected
by the committee and conferred with the trophy
at The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi on 10th February
2012.
(i) Prof. N. Ramaswamy, Conservation Architecture
from York University, (U.K) and INTACH Kollam
Chapter Co-Convenor was awarded for the
work Restoration and Reuse of Vallakadavu
Boat House of the Royal Travancore Kingdom
under the category of Innovative, Adaptive
reuse of heritage concepts and properties
for tourism purposes.
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(ii) Mr. Ram Pratap Singh, an engineer from IIT
Roorkee and Convenor, INTACH Agra Chapter
and co-founder of the Chambal Conservation
Foundation, and Mrs. Anu Dhillon Singh,
an
environmental
professional
from
London University and co-founder Chambal
Conservation Foundation were awarded jointly
for the work Unexplored Historical, Cultural
and Natural Attraction of the Chambal Valley
– Microcosm of the Rural India heartland
under the category of Unexplored Heritage
Sites designed for Heritage trails, and walk
and tours its marketing and promotion.
(iii) Mr. Ramesh C. Jangid, INTACH Shekhawati
Chapter Convenor, who created Apani
Dhani Eco-Lodge in Nawalgarh to promote
sustainable tours was awarded for the
work Supporting local Craft Tradition and
Community base Heritage Tourism promoting
the regional identity of Shekhawati under the
category of Documentation and Promotion
of Intangible and living heritage involved
with craft tradition and community based
heritage tourism.
(iv) Mr. Javahar V. Mehta, INTACH Mehsana
Chapter Convenor and a writer was awarded
for the work Contribution to Heritage
Education under the category of Quality work
on education, dissemination and outreach
of heritage tourism.
(v) Ms. Manvita Baradi, an Architect and Urban
Planner, and Convenor, INTACH State Chapter
Gujarat and the founder director of Urban
Management Centre (UMC) in Ahmedabad. Ms.
Meghna Malhotra, co-partner were awarded
jointly for the work Documentation and Listing
for improved Heritage Management and Inner
City Revitalization in Surat , Gujarat under
the category of Exemplary work done or
the preservation and promotion of historic
towns.
2. JHARKHAND TOURISM SEMINAR
The Seminar ‘Destination Jharkhand: Rhythms of
the Earth’ was organized in collaboration with the
Intangible Cultural Heritage Division, at Pragati
Maiden, New Delhi on 21st November 2011 to
promote tourism rich cultural, natural and historical
heritage, and vernacular architecture etc. of the
State based on the following objectives:
• Access (Road/Rail/Air) to the State –
Jharkhand as a Tourism Destination of India
for domestic and overseas tourists
• Background – History, Mythology, Natural and
Cultural (tangible and intangible) heritage
of the State- the showcase of India’s oldest
civilization
• Uniqueness – Rich resources of the State
- forest, wildlife sanctuaries, minerals and
industries
• Product development of ethnic art and crafts,
cuisine, fair and festivals, tribal culture,
sightseeing and events after conducting
extensive cultural mapping
• Infrastructure development with green
initiative and eco-friendly practices on
facilitating tourism in the State to enhance
economic growth of the State and poverty
alleviation in an environmentally sustainable
manner
• Market research on product development such
as Adventure Tourism, Pilgrimage Tourism,
Rural Tourism, Tribal Tourism, Cultural Tourism
etc.
• Marketing development programmes
promotion of Jharkhand Tourism
for
• Production of publicity material in collaboration
with private Sector – draw an itinerary of a
tour package of the State supported by Tour
Operators / Tour Agents
• Road-map
campaign
for
print
and
visual
media
• Prepare a concept of Jharkhand Tourism with
innovative ideas along with action plans to
promote tourism in the State within a stipulated
time-frame and formation of destination
development plan
• Connect local and national tour operators to
form tourist circuits
The outcome of the Seminar was, the proposed
cultural mapping of the state, to identify heritage
villages for the tourism development plans,
capacity building to provide training in heritage and
hospitality, organize state festivals to showcase
the culture, conservation of the buildings, which
are historically important and tangible heritage of
the State, such as, Anglo-Indian settlements as
well as the Zamindars from Bengal.
In continuation of the seminar, a 4-day Jharkhand
Mahotsav was also organized as a showcase of
the state tribal music concert, dance performance,
craft workshop, dance workshop, film on craft and
tourism. Many craft and food stalls were designed
and organized by INTACH. The craftsmen from
Jharkhand were arranged to sell their products and
the performers to present their own traditions.
3. PROPOSED HERITAGE TOURISM
SCHEME FOR THE 12TH FIVE YEAR
PLAN
INTACH was a member of the sub-group of the
Working Group on Tourism for the 12th five year
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plan. Constituted by the Planning Commission,
the Division prepared and submitted heritage
tourism scheme for the restoration/refurbishment
of heritage buildings for adaptive re-use for
tourism proposes. The objective of this Scheme is
to restore and refurbish the built heritage of this
country (unprotected by the A.S.I. and the State
Archaeological Surveys) and tailor it for adaptive
re-use for tourism purposes depending on the
typology, size space, location and the quality of
the heritage property. They can be utilized for
purposes such as setting-up museum, performing
art, theatres, conference and seminar spaces,
heritage hotels, walk in heritage experiences,
heritage cuisine, restaurants and many other.
Components of the Scheme:
The Scheme can be categorized into various
categories such as large, medium and small and
also can be identified on the basis of its location
whether it is in a metropolitan, city, town or rural
spaces. Depending on the above, the property
can be restored and utilized for tourism purposes.
The Ministry of Tourism’s Scheme should provide
incentives to the heritage properties in cities,
towns and rural areas for such restoration and
adaptive reuse for tourism purposes. The items
for restoration/refurbishment to be included in
this Scheme are:
1. Unprotected Government heritage properties
including those of Municipalities, Panchayats
2. Private heritage properties of significance and
potential
3. Heritage streets in towns and villages
4. Heritage precincts of traditional and spiritual
significance
5. Natural heritage sites, tanks, eco-parks which
require refurbishment and restoration
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Properties could be converted and used for:
a. Local Museums
b. Performing Art Centres
c. Studio Theatres
d. Conference and Seminar Spaces
e. Heritage Hotels and Restaurants
f. Heritage Training Centres for Crafts, Cuisine
and Demonstration Centres of Local Traditions
g. Tourist Reception Centres
h. Interpretation Centres
i. Visitor Centres, Heritage Community Centres
and Creative Spaces
Methodology:
A specific arrangement with the private parties can
be worked out separately in the same manner as
how the heritage hotels Scheme in Rajasthan was
conceived. The Ministry of Tourism can introduce
a specific Scheme on Heritage Tourism in the
12th Five Year Plan which could offer the State
Governments and National NGOs like INTACH
access to funds under the Scheme to restore and
refurbish heritage properties to be utilized for
tourism.
Funding:
At the initial stage, the Ministry of Tourism should
report to the Planning Commission to allocate
at least Rs.1000 crores for a five year period for
the Scheme which can be designed to bring the
whole crumbling built heritage of India on an upscale and productive platform so that the tourists
can experience the grand built heritage culture of
India.
4. HERITAGE INTERPRETERS
TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR
GUIDES
The Division received a grant for organizing 4
workshops at three places (Leh, Delhi and Hampi)
to refresh their knowledge and update their
professional skills on different themes under the
Capacity building for Service Providers Scheme
(CBSP) of the Ministry of Tourism. These training
programmes are software component of heritage
tourism organized to provide authentic information
to tourists by interpreters of heritage sites and get
an exceptional experience of Indian heritage.
1. Two 5-day Workshops on Three World Heritage
Sites of Delhi (Qutb Minar, Humayun’s Tomb
and Red Fort) in two batch for 100 participants,
50 in each
2. One 6-day Workshop on Buddhism in Leh for
75 participants
3. One 6-day Workshop on World Heritage Sites
of Hampi for 75 participants
INTACH Training Manual on three World Heritage
Sites of Delhi was prepared for the participants
of two workshops on Delhi. The coordinator
compiled the manual with help of the resource
persons/experts of the Delhi Workshops and
gathered information on the concerned topics of
the theme.
The Division organized two workshops during the
year:
a) 6-day Leh Workshop on Buddhism (22nd to
27th September 2011) at J&K Academy for
Art, Culture and Languages, Leh:
The workshop was supported by the All Ladakh
Tour Operators Association (ALTOA) and the J&K
Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. Shri Gyur-
met Dorjey, Executive Councilor for Tourism from
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council
inaugurated the workshop and stressed on the
need of greater professionalism among guides.
Other persons at the inaugural function were:
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Shri Sonam Dorjey, Assistant Director,
Deptt. of Tourism, Government of J & K
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Shri Namgyal, President of ALTOA
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Mr. T. Paljor, Special Officer for Culture at
the J&K Academy and
the expert speakers were:
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Padma Shri Morup Namgyal,
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Radhika Kothari from Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust
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Sonam Gyatso Leh from Old Town
Initiative
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Tashi Dawa, a local Scholar
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Robinson, a professional heritage walks
expert from Delhi
62 guides were registered to participate in the
workshop, on first four days, the following in-house
and field sessions were conducted:
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Introduction to Guiding – Communication
and Presentation
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Introduction to Guiding – Role of a Cultural
Guide (Etiquette, Guiding Dos and Donts,
Medial aid)
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People of Ladakh – Culture and Lifestyle
(people, dress, culture, cuisine and their
roots, language)
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Early history of Ladakh – Petroglyphs,
Rock Carvings
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History of Ladakh – Former Capitals/
Forts
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Geography, Enviornment (Ladakh’s flora
and fauna, lakes, mountain rages)
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Field trip to Stakmo
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Field trip to Leh Old Town (Architecture,
Political and Military History)
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Monastries of Ladakh at field session:
Gelugpa-SPITUK, Saskya-MATHO, Dugpa
Kagyud-SHEY and Dirgung KagyudPHIYANG
Group work of the workshop was started on the
fifth day in which participants were divided among
three groups and they developed three itineraries
based on their experiences over the past 4 days.
The itineraries were a short 3 day tour of Leh town,
an experience of village and monastic life
and a specialized tour for a monastic festival.
The group collected a whole range of visual
materials to highlight their itinerary and market
the new itineraries on the day i.e. 6th day of the
workshop, the exhibitions highlighted Ladakhi
village life, monastic festivals, natural heritage
and local crafts that can be shared with tourists
on the given itineraries. Dr. Thinlas, a doctor from
Leh who provided basic information on medical
first aid knowledge that guides should be aware
of when taking groups for sightseeing. Apart from
basic first aid, he also shared information on high
altitude sickness and the various symptoms that
guides should be familiar with.
b) 5-day Workshop on Three World Heritage
Sites of Delhi – Qutb Minar, Humayun’s
Tomb and Red Fort at INTACH (12th – 16th
December 2011 for first batch) (30th April –
4th May 2012 for second batch)
Shri. Devesh Chaturvedi, Additional Director
General from the Ministry of Tourism inaugurated
the Workshop in December 2011 for the first
batch and released the INTACH Training Manual
for Heritage Interpreters on Three World Heritage
Sites. Dr. C.T. Misra, Member Secretary, INTACH
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and Dr. Ranjeeta Dutta, Professor in Jamia Millia
Islamia, who is Coordinator of the workshop, were
present at the inaugural function. Shri Chaturvedi
came for the valedictory function also. The
workshop was attended by 100 participants in
two batches to update their knowledge and skills
focused on all aspects of tangible, intangible and
natural heritage of Delhi, and the medieval Indian
history.
The 5-day workshop was started with the Quiz:
History and Heritage of Delhi to tap the knowledge
of the participants. The each session of thematic
and site lectures, PPT Talk, Films, Dastan-goi
performance were followed by discussions
organized by the professors of JMI, IGNOU, DU
and JNU. All lectures were communicative and
interactive. Topics of the Delhi Workshop were:
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Delhi: Past and Present
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The Monument, Heritage and the Community: The Qutb Minar and the settlement of
Mehrauli
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Humayun’s Tomb and Nizamuddin
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Evolution and Aesthetics of
Shahjahaanabad and Red Fort
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Sultanate and Mughal Art and
Architecture
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Delhi during the Delhi Sultanate
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Sufi Traditions & Features of Islam with
Secular Traditions
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Mughal Cuisine
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Ecology and Settlements of Delhi
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River Yamuna –The Threatened Natural
Heritage of Delhi
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Delhi Heritage City – Nomination for
UNESCO tentative list
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Films on Intangible Heritage
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Film - 1: Portraits of Belonging - Sagira
Begum' (30 min.) by Sameera Jain -
Film - 2: Portraits of Belonging - Bhai Mian'
(30 min.) by Sameera Jain
Certificates were distributed to the participants.
operators and travel agents of Delhi at INTACH
Headquarters involving Dr. C.T. Misra, Member
Secretary, INTACH and concerned officials of
the Divisions.
The meeting was organized in a format of a
presentation-cum-discussions with stakeholders on 13th October 2011 - Chief Advisor
Planning Commission, Govt. of India, Secretary,
IATO, CEO, Indian Travel Promotion Company,
Assistant Director, Deptt. of Tourism, Govt. of
UP, Destination Management Cox and Kings
Ltd., Deputy Manager – MICE - Destination
Management Cox and Kings Ltd., CEO, Travel
Assistance, Khajuraho, Adventure Tours,
Khajuraho. Mr. Vijay Sharma, Retd. IAS, who
has written a book on Forts of India, was also
present in the meeting.
The meeting was addressed by Dr. C.T. Misra,
Member Secretary, to incorporate the Fort in
the itinerary of tour operators’ package as a
destination to promote tourism in the region.
This fort has a long history of Ancient, Medieval
and British era linked to a number of dynasties.
She emphasized that the tourist destination
should be developed in an authentic manner
and not to be glamorized. INTACH has always
stood for the country’s heritage, which
should be promoted authentically and not
vandalized, be it our tangible, intangible and
natural heritage. All need to be protected
from degradation and preserved and also
conserved as assets of the country to develop
sustainable heritage tourism at heritage
sites.
Ms. Shrivastava, Asst. Director, Deptt. of
Tourism, Government of UP made the presentation on the Kalinjar Fort to promote its area
as Monsoon/Winter Destination of the North
as Kerala has been promoted in the South.
Many visuals were shown highlighting the
enchantic beauty of the surrounding of the
fort, its greenery, cloudy sky, water inlays
in the area to make it Monsoon magic. She
5. ROLE OF CHAPTERS IN THE
ACTIVITIES OF HERITAGE TOURISM
a) JAMMU CHAPTER - Seminar on Heritage and
Tourism on 23th April 2011 was organized
by the Chapter successfully. It was presided
by hon’ble Minister of Tourism and Culture,
J&K State, Chairman, INTACH, was the guest
of honour. More than 80 personalities of
various fields such as performers, scholars,
research associates, representatives of the
Hospitality Industry and members of the
INTACH participated in the Seminar. Experts
suggestions and inputs were provided to
finalize the proposal for preparation of DPRs
of the Heritage Complexes constructed during
the Mogual Period, thus 2-day Workshop
on Mogual Route Heritage Properties was
organized on first day, in-house sessions and
heritage walk and on the second day spot study
by Conservation Architects and Members were
undertaken.
b) BANDA CHAPTER – The Chapter desired to
bring back glory of Kalinjar Fort, which is near
to Khajuraho at a 95km distance, the jewel
of Bundelkhand. The oldest fort of India has
a story line imbibed with Lord Rama and the
Ramayana epic. The fort can be approached
through three entry points, which are Chitrkoot,
Allahabad and Khajuraho.
Since Kalinjar township and adjoining area
is financially under-privileged. People of the
region have wished that tourism at Kalinjar
should be promoted for community benefits.
Mr. Haris Zaman, the Convenor, took this
initiative to coordinate a meeting with tour
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explained features of the fort with the visuals
and the slides of the caves, caves paintings
in the premises and explained that there is
a need of conservation to protect them from
erosion and to develop heritage tourism at the
fort site.
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Having a well participated discussions, many
major issues to promote tourism were emerged
and recommendations were prepared to
submit to the State Government. The meeting
was concluded with an observation of Dr.
Misra that the tourism potential should be
developed by preparing a project proposal
under the Scheme of Ministry of Tourism for
major destination and circuit development.
Intangible Cultural Heritage Division
The year 2011-12 witnessed the beginning and
completion of several projects of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage (ICH) Division in keeping with the
division’s focus on endangered and little-known
art forms of India. The projects mainly focused on
documenting and creating awareness about the
tribal and folk art forms of marginalized groups,
especially the tribals of Jharkhand, West Bengal
and Odisha, and on the cultural heritage of the
North-east, especially Nagaland and Manipur.
The division is also working on a number of
publications; some of which are completed, while
others are in the pipeline.
Medieval Kannada Recipe Book: Culinary
traditions are an inherent component of intangible
heritage. As in the case of many intangible
elements of India’s cultural heritage, these have
been passed down orally from generation to
generation. Based on a project submitted by Sh.
N.P. Bhat, Convener, Dharwad Chapter, a medieval
period Kannada recipe book, ‘The Soopa Shastra
of Mangarasa III’ was published by the division.
The book, originally written in verse by king
Mangarasa III of Kallahalli (under the greater rule
of the Hoysala dynasty), was translated into English
from the original Kannada for publication. A local
Dharwad artist was asked to create illustrations
to match the vintage of the text. The result is a
glossy publication that provides a glimpse into
the culinary practices of medieval Kannada, and
at the same time proves how some local cuisine
originates from age-old traditions.
Survey and Documentation of Shahjahanabad’s
cultural past and present: Two researchers
undertook a survey and documentation of
intangible heritage cultural elements still prevalent
in Shahjahanabad. They conducted interviews with
residents of old Delhi to explore the rich cultural
traditions of that area, and to determine how the
changing socio-cultural and economic scene of the
last 50 years has affected the ritualistic practices,
beliefs and traditions of the communities living
in this area. Over a period of three months the
researchers studied various aspects of intangible
culture including performing arts, oral traditions,
languages, religious traditions and practices,
lifecycle practices and customs, cuisine, and craft
traditions. The survey was conducted in places
such as Ansari Road, Khari Baoli, Churiwalan,
Kinari Bazaar, Kucha Rehman, Punjabi Phatak,
Fatehpuri, and Sitaram Bazaar. The report has
been submitted by the researchers.
Documentation of Teyyam from Kerala: Teyyam,
the religio-theatrical art form from Kerala, was
taken up for documentation by the ICH Division
last year. The collection, done by Dr. V. Jayarajan,
Convener, Kasargod Chapter, aimed at capturing
the artistic expression as well as the spiritual and
mythological aspects of this ritual art form. The
resulting documentary film has been edited and
the final version of the film, as well as the written
report, is now available with INTACH.
Illustration Workshop on Naga Folk Tales: A
10-day illustration workshop was organized in
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Nagaland involving the local students and artists. It
was conducted by well-known artist and illustrator,
Mr Lapden Jamir. The purpose of this workshop
was not only to garner illustrations for a publication,
but also to teach illustration techniques to local
artists, and to generate awareness among them
about the folk tales of their region.
Naga Folk Tales publication: The illustrations
resulting from the above workshop will be
published along with a compilation of Naga
folk tales which has already been collected by
Ms. Tara Douglas of the Adivasi Trust, U.K. The
publication will also feature transliterations, along
with the English version, of the original Konyak,
Pochury, Yimchunger, and Ao tales. This is aimed
at providing a boost to the development of the
mother tongue and reviving interest in the region’s
folk culture.
Herbal Medicine Workshop, Dharwad: On a
proposal submitted by the Dharwad Chapter,
a workshop on herbal medicines will be held in
Dharwad. The aim of the workshop is to bring
subject experts and those interested in the field to
a common platform, thereby enabling an extensive
documentation and collection of herbal medicinal
practices which have been prevalent in Karnataka
for centuries, and passed on orally within the
family. This workshop will aim to bring together
practitioners of traditional medicine, and they will
be invited to share their knowledge.
Documentation of Chhau Dance: A joint
qualitative survey by INTACH and Observer
Research Foundation (Mumbai) was conducted in
Seraikela (Jharkhand) and Purulia (West Bengal).
The survey looked at the current status of Chhau
dance in the wake of it being included in the
UNESCO ‘representative list of intangible cultural
heritage of humanity’ and dwelt upon strategies
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to improve the preservation of this art form, after
extensive interviews with the practitioners of
the dance form. A report on the outcome of this
survey and valuable written and photographic
material collected was submitted by Dr Kailash
Mishra, INTACH’s representative on the survey. An
exhaustive report with recommendations for the
preservation of this art form has been prepared,
and it will also be published by the ORF as a joint
study with INTACH. A documentary is also being
prepared by ORF as a spin-off to this project.
Manipur Book: The division has been overseeing
the compilation and publication of a book
documenting the many facets of Manipur, including
its political history and diverse culture. The book,
sponsored by Sh. Hemant Katoch and edited by
Sh. Pradip Phanjoubam, will feature a collection
of essays describing the vast natural beauty, the
people and the vibrant living heritage of the state,
covering its history, dance, theatre, cuisine, sports,
architecture, and natural heritage. The text for the
book has been completed, and numerous archival
as well as contemporary photographs collected. It
is now with the publisher for review.
Ancient Lepcha Manuscripts: This project entails
the translation into English and publication of
ancient manuscripts, the Naamtho-Naamthaar, of
the Lepchas from the Darjeeling hills. The project
aims to popularize Lepcha heritage both within
and outside the community especially among
the youth and also ensure its preservation. The
Lepchas are known for their strong sense of
commitment towards and pride in their language
and rich indigenous culture, which they are
struggling hard to preserve. The project is being
undertaken with the help of The Indigenous
Lepcha Tribal Association and is in its final stage
of completion.
Manual for Workshop Modules for ICH
Documentation: The ICH division is working on
a year-long project creating content for training
modules in ICH documentation. The content,
which will be published in the form of a manual,
will be used in workshops to be conducted
by INTACH on techniques and skills of audiovisual documentation, Intellectual Property (IP)
management, Geographical Indications (GI)
issues, website development, archival methods
and dissemination plans. The project aims at
empowering indigenous communities as well as
INTACH conveners with the knowledge required to
manage IP and to properly research and document
the intangible heritage of their area. This
handbook on technical know-how can be used in
the future as a handy tool for workshops, and can
be translated into different Indian languages. The
first draft of this manual has been prepared by the
division. The final draft is being prepared and will
be finalized in consultation with subject experts.
Documenting the Oral Narratives of the Paharia
Tribe: The division undertook a pilot project on
collecting and documenting the oral narratives
of the extremely marginalized Paharia tribe of
Nuapada, Odisha, with the help of the Folklore
Foundation, Bhubaneshwar. Dr Mahendra Mishra
has been leading this collection project. The
research and documentation has been completed
and translation work is being carried out.
Cultural Affairs
Lecture Series: A lecture titled ‘The Lost River: On
the Trail of the Saraswati,’ by Michel Danino was
organized on 14 September 2011 at the INTACH
Multipurpose Hall. Mr Danino has contributed
books and papers in English and French on issues
related to the origins of Indian civilization. In his
very interesting lecture and slide presentation,
Mr Danino talked about how the Saraswati is the
only river to be deified in the Rig Vedic hymns.
Yet it disappeared in the post-Vedic era—the only
major river to do so in northwest India. As it did,
Saraswati, the goddess of speech, knowledge and
the arts, grew in stature and became in many ways
the fountainhead of India’s classical civilization.
The talk touched upon the rediscovery of the
river’s dry bed in the nineteenth century: and
how archaeological explorations initiated by Marc
Aurel Stein eventually unearthed hundreds of
Harappan sites in the Saraswati’s basin stretching
from the Yamuna to the Sutlej. As it turned out,
the lost river has provided an unexpected bridge
between the Vedic world and the Indus-Saraswati
civilization, calling for a fresh look at old models.
The lecture was very well attended by eminent
people from various walks of life, and threw up
many points of discussion.
Jharkhand Tourism Seminar: ICH, with the help
of the Heritage Tourism Division, organized a
seminar on promoting tourism in Jharkhand. This
seminar was held on 21st November 2011 at
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, during the Trade Fair.
The seminar was sponsored by the Department of
Tourism, Government of Jharkhand. The principal
aim behind organizing this seminar was to create
awareness about the rich cultural heritage of
the state, both tangible and intangible, and to
explore possibilities of tourism there. The purpose
of the seminar was to discuss a comprehensive
tourism plan that could focus on opportunities,
participation and sustainability in Jharkhand and
cover areas of tribal culture, traditional crafts,
natural precincts, folklore and popular tales, and
rural tourism.
The seminar was inaugurated by Mrs. Bimla
Pradhan, Tourism Minister, Jharkhand. An
overview on the state was presented by Mr.
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Siddharth Tripathi, MD JTDC and Director Tourism,
Government of Jharkhand. Dr. C.T. Misra, Member
Secretary, INTACH, spoke on the importance of
organizing this seminar and creating awareness
about the different facets of the state. Experts
from various fields gave presentations on different
topics during the seminar. These included
Mr. Justin Imam, tribal art expert, on ‘Tourism
Potential in North Jharkhand’; Dr. Kamta Prasad,
eminent economist and development expert,
on ‘Sustainable Development of Tourism in
Jharkhand’; Mr. Ajeet Bajaj, MD, Snow Leopard
Adventures, on ‘Adventure Tourism and its
Potential in Jharkhand’; Mr. Arun Srivastava, Joint
General Manager- Tourism, IRCTC, on ‘The Work
of IRCTC in Tourism Development’; Mr. Nishikant
Kumar, Professor at Birla Institute of Technology,
on ‘Development of Tourism in Jharkhand’; Mr.
Jayant Sanyal, tourism expert, on ‘The Importance
of Branding for Jharkhand Tourism’; Mr. Amitava
Ghosh, Secretary, Kalamandir, Jamshedpur, on
‘Living Traditions for Rural and Tribal Tourism
in South Jharkhand’, and Mr. Ricky Surie on
‘Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Tourism in
Jharkhand.’
An open discussion, with the panel of experts,
on various aspects of tourism in Jharkhand was
also part of the seminar, followed by a questionanswer session. In the concluding session
recommendations of the seminar were presented
by Mr. S. Tripathi and valedictory session was
addressed by Dr. C.T. Misra.
INTACH Foundation Day: ICH played a key role
in organizing a host of cultural events at the
head office during the INTACH Foundation Day
celebrations on 27th January, 2012. The day
began with a gathering of INTACH members and
staff members at the amphitheatre where an
oath-taking ceremony took place, followed by
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an address by the Chairman, INTACH, Maj Gen
(Retd.) L.K. Gupta. Later, Mr Rajender Singh
Kalkal entertained the audience with his lighthearted comic act. The programme also included
kite flying, and stalls selling terracotta artifacts,
musical instruments, etc. Folk singers along
with puppeteers were invited for a day-long
performance. A well-known qawwali group led by
Yusuf Khan Nizami was invited to end the daylong festivities with an evening performance. Food
stalls were also put up for the office staff as well
as visitors and this was very well received.
Jharkhand Mahotsav: ICH organized and
coordinated the 4-day Jharkhand Mahotsav
held between the 23rd and the 26th of February,
2012, at the INTACH head office. The event was
sponsored by the tourism department, government
of Jharkhand and Sangeet Natak Akademi. The
Mahotsav began with an inaugural function at the
Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, on 23rd
February. Two very visually appealing dance forms
of Jharkhand, Seraikela Chhau and Manbhum
Chhau, were performed. Also featured was an
entertaining tribal music concert. Both events
were really well received by a large audience.
On day two and three of the Mahotsav, workshops
on mask-making, stone carving, Pytkar and Sohrai
painting, and dance forms such as Sarfa and
Seraikela Chhau, were organized. Documentary
films on various cultural aspects of Jharkhand
were screened throughout the day. Stalls selling
numerous craft items from the state, including the
famous dokra art, were set up. On 24th February, an
evening performance showcasing the Sarfa dance
was held at the INTACH amphitheatre, followed
by a Seraikela Chhau dance performance on the
evening of 25th February. The Mahotsav concluded
on 26th February with rather unique performances
of two lesser-known dance forms, namely Firkaal
of the Bhumij Tribe and Paika of the Munda Tribe
of Jharkhand. ICH would like to thank Mr. Praveen
Tiwari and other staff members for their dedicated
work during the Mahotsav.
Painting Exhibition by Women Artists of Punjab:
ICH organized a painting exhibition by women
artists of Punjab and a porcelain artist to celebrate
International Women’s Day from 5th-11th March
2012 at INTACH. The exhibition was held at the
Multipurpose Hall. It was inaugurated by eminent
artist Ms. Arpana Caur.
Cultural Programme during Convener’s Meet: ICH
organized a cultural programme during the INTACH
Convener’s Orientation Conference on 15th March
2012. A dance troupe comprising professional
dancers presented Kathak along with a folk dance
from Rajasthan. The performance was very wellliked by the conveners and others present. Dr.
Ranu Baishya, wife of the Guwahati Convener,
Dr. Dinesh Baishya, presented folk songs from
the region. These were much appreciated by the
audience.
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Natural Heritage Division
1. The
2. Pune
18 sites of Pune district
including 14 sacred groves, 2
geomorphic features, 2 sacred
areas as river origins in Pune
District and 34 sites of Heritage
Trees in Pune Municipal
Corporation, 144 sites in Pune
Municipal area
3. Jaipur
60 sites of Sacred Groves
4. Gwalior
101 Heritage Trees of Gwalior
District
(a) NH Projects continued/newly started:
Documentation of Sacred Groves and
Heritage Trees in Udaipur District(second
phase), Alwar and Banswara Districts
(Rajasthan), Mohendergarh (Haryana),
Pune District Detailed documentation 34
sites out of Listing of 144 sites of Pune
Municipal Corporation (Pune urban) area
(Maharashtra). Thus Total is in 5 Districts.
5. Jhansi
88 Heritage Trees of Jhansi
District
6. Banda
46 NH Sites (40 Heritage
Trees, 3 Natural Landscapes,
3 Sacred Groves)
(b) NH Projects newly started from funds
by District Collector: Kadapa Andhra
Pradesh.
7. Mohender- Completed field study of 10
garh Haryana sites
(c) The breakdown of the work done by the
Chapters for the financial year 2011-12 is
as follows:
8. Banswara
Rajasthan
45 sites i.e. 25 Heritage Trees
and 20 Sacred Groves /
Landscapes
9. Alwar
Rajasthan 60 Sacred sites of Alwar
district
Total Last year’s Project - 6 +
New Project – 3 = 09
Natural Heritage Division worked on
conservation of natural heritage, ecology,
biodiversity and networking with relevant
institutions viz. Government and /or Voluntary
organizations, universities,
researchers,
naturalists, foresters, environmentalists, etc.,
at all levels. A hand held GPS was procured at
Head Office for the listing project in order to
form the basis for the National List or Inventory
of NH Sites and Heritage Trees and then the
World Heritage List.
2. NH LISTING AND DOCUMENTATION
PROJECTS:
SN Chapters
Number of Sites
1. Udaipur 30 sites i.e. 24 sites of Sacred
Groves and 6 sites of Heritage
Trees
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First Phase of NH Projects
Total 09
10.Kadapa
Andhra
Pradesh With the financial support from
the District Administration
Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, first
phase of NH Listing 22 NH Sites
of Kadapa District has been
completed. Details are :
- 07 Natural Heritage sites
- 08 Heritage Trees
- 03 Heritage Groves
- 04 Rock Formations
3. OTHER ACTIVITIES:
I. A Policy level Note on issues of Conservation
and Revival of Wetlands was prepared by the
Principal Advisor of the Division to meet the
Secretary to the Govt. Ministry of Environment
and Forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi to
discuss issues related to identification and
listing of endangered wetland under the
Wetlands (Conservation and Management)
Rules, 2010.
II. 2-day Seminar on “Upper Ganga Region
Towards Conservation with Ecological-Cultural
Sustainability and Organic Development”
was proposed and convened on 20th & 21st
September, 2011 at Parmarth Niketan, MuniKi-Reti, Rishikesh by the Principal Advisor with
different stake holders to stress on awareness
and education on the changes in the whole
ecosystem and to assist in transformation of
findings of field survey (in a limited stretch
of 135 kms from Gaumukh along the Ganga
River and its tributaries) into action plan
in various discipline involved. The Seminar
was focused on different conservation and
ecological issues of the Upper Ganga Region
and to evolve strategy to implement the
awareness campaign and micro planning and
Mapping of Cultural and Natural Heritage
Resources along Ganga from Gaumukh to
Rishikesh (135 km. stretch) for phase. The
Principal Advisor NH had a series of meetings
with concerned persons from INTACH and
outside. State Convener Uttarakhand and
Chapter Convenors Dehradun and Haridwar
coordinated the event. Experts discussed
different conservation and ecological issues
of the Upper Ganga Region. It was participated
by more than 60 participants from different
parts of India and abroad.
The Principal Advisor prepared the report on
the Seminar. Several important decisions of
action plan had emerged by the presentations,
a few of them are:
i. INTACH & Ganga Action Parivar to work
jointly along with the support of a team of
suitable local bodies, NGOs, Institutions
and specialists of the subject.
ii. Adopt two villages in upper Ganga region
as model village for demonstration,
equipped with Micro-hydropower project
and sustainable eco-cultural and rural
development.
iii. Study legal aspects on the possibility of
declaration of ‘No Construction Zone’,
whether residential or commercial,
iv. Undertake cultural mapping of all sacred
spaces and capacity building aimed
at youth and women for undertaking
responsibilities of management of natural
resources.
III. Consultations with various Chapters on
NH Projects of listing of Heritage Sites
and Heritage Tree: Detailed field guidelines
and Criteria to define a Heritage Tree as a
special status tree in details of size, species,
age, historic significance, ecological value,
aesthetics, locations and other unique
characteristics such as age, size, species,
quality or historic associations, landmark
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importance were sent to all Chapters involved
with NH Listing Projects.
IV. Field visits to Chapters to assess the field
work of NH Projects:
a. The Principal Advisor NH went to Pune
to assess the documentation work of NH
Sites located in Western Ghats of Taluka
Mulshi in Pune. He convened two meetings
viz. (a) First meeting with the Chapter
Convenor, Co Convenor and SMSs and (b)
Second Meeting after the field study tour
with Chapter Coordinator and members
of the Study team, Field Volunteers and
members of the Chapter and SMS at
Pune.
b. Sacred Groves in the fragile ecosystem and
one of the biodiversity hotspots of the world
namely the Western Ghats were visited in
Taluka Mulshi, District Pune viz. Sacred
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Groves: Dighicha Ban or Sabalecha Ban
(0.81 ha.Taluka Mulshi), Dighicha Ban or
Sabalecha Ban and Nandivli Donekarcha
ban, or Nandiwaliche Ban(Area 2.0 ha.).
V. Publications:
FIELD NOTE BOOK FOR DOCUMENTING THE
NATURAL HERITAGE FOR CONSERVATION in August
2011Nova Printers Udaipur . The publication
was with the Foreword of the Chairman INTACH.
This publication contained salient points useful
for field work such as Natural Heritage (what is
included), Inventorisation process, Field work for
the Inventory, Project: Reporting and Publication
of the Project Report , Format for Natural Heritage
sites / Precincts, Community based Natural
Heritage Sites, Community Reserves / Areas
and Species, Heritage Trees / Landmark Trees,
Utilization Certificate.
Documentation Centre & Library
A small innovation which was made during the
year will make a big difference to put up display
boards outside the INTACH building to announce
forthcoming events and also to indicate that
the IDC and Library welcomes readers. During
this year there have been a number of queries
addressed to the IDC, in person, by phone and
in letters. Detailed instructions have been given
about how to access the IDC and Library holdings,
in the revised Chapter Guidelines, and hope this
will be of help to the Chapters.
1. ACQUISITIONS
• 60 books were bought for the Library.
• In addition, 165 complimentary documents
were received from the Chairman, memberSecretary, Chapters and other Divisions.
• All these have been catalogued and are
available for use by readers.
2. DATABASE
• Apart from the 225 books and documents
entered, 700 news-clippings have also been
entered in the data-base.
• A major ongoing project is the data-entry of
individual heritage buildings from the growing
collection of Listings, in the new software
format. This year 7,566 buildings have been
entered, and the following states covered Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
and Jammu and Kashmir.
• 700 project reports have been given accession
numbers, and their details entered in the database.
3. INDEXING OF LISTINGS
• A new project begun this year has been the
indexing of the Listings according to typologies.
So far the states (alphabetically arranged) till
Goa have been completed.
4. DATA TRANSFER TO INTACH
WEBSITE
• The IDC continues to transfer bibliographical
details of available documents and heritage
buildings to the INTACH Website. This makes
it possible for users worldwide to search for
documents through www.intach.org, or through
the direct link http/www.intachlibrary.org
• An index of 700 newspaper clippings has been
given for the Website.
5. AUDIO-VISUAL CENTRE
• 28 CDs have been bought from the Times
Music Group
• 40 complimentary CDs/DVDs and 366
photographs have been received from other
Divisions.
6. SERVICES PROVIDED
• 415 outside users (students, faculty members
of various institutes, designers, scholars etc)
used the Library and Documentation Centre
during the year.
• Scanning and color-printing services were
availed of by the other Divisions.
• Rs. 1,388 was generated from photo-copying
charges.
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INTACH (UK) Trust
INTACH UK Trust established in 1987, is a
registered charity in the United Kingdom funded by
the Charles Wallace bequest. The aim of the Trust
is to support the cause of heritage conservation in
India. Its two main activities are:
04/2010 Directory of wall paintings in India
• Funding projects in India
Project Duration
• Providing Scholarships to Experts from UK to
visit India
To compile and print a Directory of different
types of Wall Paintings in India region wise an
initial allotment of Rs. 50,000/- was made by the
trustees in July 2010, as they considered that it
would be a worthy consolidation programme for a
fragile art form. The clarification on the number of
images to be included in this project and how this
may be used to form an electronic database was
received from ICCI, Lucknow. The balance amount
of Rs. 4,50,000/- was released to continue this
project.
The 24th meeting of the Trustees of the INTACH
UK Trust was held at INTACH on 30th and 31st July
2011.
The Trustees were:
Maj. Gen. (Retd) L. K. Gupta, Chairman
John MacGregor
Dr Farhan Nizami
Dhruv Sawhney
Professor Deborah Swallow
Dr C.T. Misra, Special invitee
Proposer
: ICCI, Luknow
Grant Requested
: Rs 4, 50,000
Sanctioned amount : Rs 4, 50,000
02/2011 Documentary Film on paintings in
Palaces and Forts
Proposer
: INTACH
Project Cost
: Rs 10,04,500
Partner
: Community
Communication,
Chandigarh
Grant Requested
: Rs 5,50,000
Mr Ashis Banerjee, Special invitee
Susan Denyer, Secretary
: 3 years support requested
Funded Projects in India
Sanctioned amount : Rs 2,00,000
Summary of the Projects sanctioned in 20112012 and the status report on progress of each
project is as below:
Project Duration
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: 8 months
There are a large number of wall paintings in
various palaces and forts of Bundi, Mehrangarh,
Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Patiala, Datia and Orchha. The
quality of art work in these paintings is exquisite,
unmatched in terms of detailing, use of colours, the
composition and subject matters. The artistry of
the painting works is an encyclopedia and provides
the information on customs, costumes, history,
landscape architecture, tapestry and reality of the
time. This art heritage is in bad shape and being
lost to time due to lack of care, conservation, and
above all apathy. They are the last visual record
of an order that is rapidly passing away, never to
return. In order to preserve the wonderful legacy
it was proposed to prepare documentary films on
the art work for posterity to enjoy and celebrate.
The grant requested was for additional shootings,
post production costs and editing.
3/2011: Upgradation of Conservation Skills
and bringing about uniformity in treatments at
Conservation Centres of ICCI
Proposer
: ICCI, Delhi
Project Cost
: Rs 16,50,000 (for a period
of 3 year)
Grant Requested
: Rs 5,50,000 (first year)
Project Duration
: 1 year
Many Government institutions have been
established in India for preservation of art
and antiquities. Very few provide training in
conservation. The knowledge of best conservation
practices for varied art forms is lacking in most of
the conservation professionals working in private
and Government sectors. As a result there is nonuniformity in treatments and also unscientific
restoration attempts by many.
INTACH ICCI had therefore proposed to take a
lead in addressing this serious problem by way
of conducting several training programs to bring
about uniformity of conservation treatments
throughout India, through its endeavours
4/2011: Content Creation for Training
Modules for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)
Documentation
Proposer
: Intangible Cultural
Heritage, INTACH
Grant Requested
: Rs 4,10,000
Project Duration
: 1 year
This project will undertake content creation for
training modules required for workshops to be
conducted by INTACH head office across the
country. These workshops will impart skills and
technical know-how in cultural documentation,
intellectual property (IP) management, website
development and archival methods. Over a
period of 6-9 months, experts in the above
fields will be consulted and their inputs sought
for creating a handbook/manual that can serve
as a tool for conducting the workshops, and
for general dissemination. The idea behind
creating comprehensive workshop modules is to
eventually empower indigenous communities and
local Convenors of INTACH chapters to undertake
cultural heritage documentation and deal with IP
rights issues arising out of the heritage.
5/2011: Documentation and Emergency
conservation of wooden sculpture in Ladakh
Proposer
: Architectural Heritage
Division, INTACH
Project Cost
: Rs 6,00,000
Partners
: Sumda Chennmo village
community
Grant Requested
: Rs 6,00,000
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Project Duration
: 3 months
Documentation and Condition Appraisal of 11th
Century wooden Sculptures at Saspotse village
near Lekir was carried out by A H Division of INTACH
with the grant received from INTACH (UK) Trust in
2005. Each of these sculptures is catalogued and
is now well protected inside the restored shrine.
There are similar juniper sculptures found at
Sumdah Chennmo village which is contemporary
to the 11th Century Buddhist Structures in the
Western Himalayan region. These are lying in a most
precarious condition and are further deteriorating
after the heavy rainfall and flashfloods in the region.
These are half buried under the mud debris and it
is feared that the rest of the remaining sculptures
will decay and lost forever if emergency measures
are not undertaken well on time.
Therefore, the project is to document, catalogue
and carry out the emergency consolidations on
the wooden sculptures.
10/2011: Programme for Schools in Delhi and
Kolkata - The Power of the Pen
Proposer
: HECS, INTACH
Grant Requested
: Rs 5,10,000
Project Duration
: 8 months
India is celebrating the 150 birth anniversary
of Rabindranath Tagore. INTACH with its
network of heritage clubs would like to do an
enriching programme for schools to enhance
their understanding of Tagore’s contribution to
Indian culture. The target group is students from
schools of Delhi and Kolkata.The objectives of
the programme is to engage students in creative
activities, to encourage younger generation, to
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appreciate Tagore’s contribution to literature, art
in its various forms, to bring together students,
teachers and eminent persons to ensure due
appreciation and understanding of Tagore and to
design an innovative programme for a memorable
learning experience. This would be in the form
of a festival with activities including discussions,
music, dance etc.
The resource material produced from the
programme would help INTACH to produce a
special commemorative issue on Rabindrnath
Tagore which would be distributed to 1300 schools
across the country as well as schools in UK .
Old Projects-The status report of projects
sanctioned in 2010-2011:
01/2010 Photo Documentation of Tea Gardens,
Heritage Bungalows, Clubs and Factories in
Assam
Proposer
: Kolkata Chapter, INTACH
Status
: Project Completed
The project surveyed and photo documented over
400 Bungalows, Clubs and
Factories in Assam. Book published and is in
circulation.
03/2010 Restoring the Chhatris of Varanasi
Proposer
: Varanasi Chapter, INTACH
Status
: Project Completed
A fast disappearing symbol of the ghats of Varanasi
is the wooden platforms or chaukis, crowned by
a large-sized parasol or Chhatris. 175 Bamboo
Chhatris were replaced with the grants received.
04/2010 Directory of Wall Paintings of India
Proposer
: ICCI, INTACH
Initial amount
: Rs 50,000
Completion Date
: July 2011
To compile and print a Directory of different types
of Wall Paintings in India, region-wise. The project
will consolidate information on mural paintings
gathered over 25 years by INTACH.
05/2010 Linking the place to the people,
White Field, Bangalore
Proposer
: Karnataka Chapter, INTACH
Completion Date
: July 2011
Buildings without people are just empty shells,
says the author who had proposed to document
the rich oral history, the tales and deeds of the
people who once lived at White Field, Bangalore.
In 2008, the documentation was completed of this
two hundred year old Anglo-Indian settlement.
08/2010 Conservation of Heritage Sites in
Ladakh affected by the Floods of 2010
Proposer
: AH Division and Ladakh
Chapter, INTACH
Completion Date
: July 2011
On August 5th, 2010 a cloudburst followed by flash
floods over Ladakh wiped out an entire settlement
and caused severe damage to fields, plantations
and houses in over 45 villages of Leh district.
Bridges were torn apart as water gushed down
the streams ripping apart willow and popular
plantations located along their banks. This was
the worst natural calamity in Ladakh in living
memory and over 190 people lost their lives in
this calamity.
Based on preliminary survey of the floods by the
district administration three areas of immediate
intervention were identified-restoration of damaged
main walls and chorten as a pilot projects and
emergency protection of the Igu Ihakhang roof.
06/2010 Setting up a Children’s Cultural
Centre in Anegundi within the World Heritage
Site of Hampi
Scholarships 2011/12 to British Experts from UK
to visit India
Proposer
A sum of £ 4190 was approved to the following
awardees to cover travel costs and basic daily
subsistence.
: Anegundi Chapter, INTACH
Completion Date
: July 2011
Anegundi falls in the core zone of the world heritage
site of Hampi, Karnataka. Various activities for
government school children will be organized to
ensure that the children understand the values
of our tangible and intangible heritage. A three
year plan to set up a Cultural Centre for Children
and Teachers, where children can learn about
their roots, the heritage of the site in a fun and
interactive manner was proposed and completed.
S2011/1: George Adamson: Climate variability
and human livelihoods in Western India 17601860
The research aims at extending the climatic
record for western India beyond its current limit
of 1846 and to examine the environmental and
socio-political drivers of climatic vulnerability. To
investigate the cultural significance of the Indian
climate within the colonial indigenous-dynamics
of western India under the East India Company.
105
Duration of research in India: 26 days (August
2011)
S2011/2: Rupert Hitchcock: Cultural and
architectural Heritage in Ladakh: The effects of
2010's flooding (working title)
The research aims at extending the previous
research into the Ladakh flooding and to understand
its effect. It is also proposed to develop analysis of
the vernacular architecture especially to mid-post
reconstruction and to establish the effects on the
environmentally intimate Ladakhi culture.
Duration of research in India: 2 months (JulyAugust 2011)
S2011/3: Louisa Jones: Drupad with Ujay
Balwakar
The research aims at gaining deeper understanding,
insight and skills in the performance of the vocal
tradition Drupad and to experience the old style of
gharana teaching.
Duration of research in India: 3 months
S2011/4: Dave Ashton: Learning the craft of
Indian architectural carpentry
The research aims in adding to the existing
knowledge of the long lost tradition of the traveling
apprentice, gain specifically Indian skills and
experience that he could not gain in UK.
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Duration of research in India: 6 months
S2011/5: Jeni Burnell: Building community
resilience to disasters through participatory art
and culture
The main objective of the research is to reduce
vulnerability and strengthen community resilience
to disasters and develop a pilot community
led disaster risk reduction strategy through
participatory art and culture activity in Leh,
Ladakh, India.
Duration of research in India: 2 weeks (August
2011)
S2011/6: Cleo Nisse: Conservation of Antoine
Dubost’s Sword of Damocles (1804)
To assist in a collaborative project between the
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahlaya
(CSMVS), Mumbai and the Courtauld on the
conservation of Antonie Dubost’s Sword of
Damocles at CSMVS and to learn both about the
conservation of oil paintings in non-European
climates and cultural environments and from
Indian conservators both in Mumbai and in
other conservation centres about their areas of
expertise.
Duration of research in India: 30 days (August
2011)
Thakur, Vidyanath Aiyar & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Audited Accounts 2011-2012
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage as at
31st March, 2012 and also the Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended on that date annexed
thereto. These Financial Statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s Management. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on these Financial Statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in India. Those
Standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
Financial Statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Financial Statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall Financial Statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
Further, we report that:
(i) We have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and
belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(ii) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Trust , so far as
appears from our examination of those books and in respect of Chapters / Centers of the Trust ,
returns audited by other auditors have been received and dealt with ;
(iii) The Balance Sheet and Income & Expenditure Account dealt with by this report, are in agreement
with the books of account ;
(iv) In respect of audited / un-audited Income & Expenditure Account and Receipts & Payments Accounts
of the Chapters / Centers of the Trust, we have relied upon the returns submitted by such Chapters
/ Centers.
(v) In our opinion and to the best of our information, and according to the explanations given to us, the
said accounts read together with Accounting Policies and Notes to the Accounts, Schedule – 16, give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India :
a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Trust as at 31st March, 2012; and
b) In the case of Income and Expenditure Account, of the Deficit for the year ended on that date.
Place : New Delhi
Date :
Sd/For Thakur, Vidyanath Aiyar & Co.
Anil K Thakur (Partner)
M.No.: 088722
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Indian National Trust For Art and Cultural Heritage
Balance Sheet As At 31st March, 2012
Schedule
SOURCES OF FUNDS
As At
31.03.12
Rs.
As At
31.03.11
Rs.
1
2
3
4
5
6
70,866,007
29,074,770
14,794,027
528,326
74,063,384
16,226,606
63,358,665
31,975,462
13,294,605
2,352,313
96,938,846
7,363,467
Total
205,553,120
215,283,358
Corpus Fund
Assets Fund
Other Funds
Accumulated Surplus
Unspent Project Fund
Current Liabilities
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
Fixed Assets (Gross Block)
7
69,278,079
68,305,420
Less - Depreciation
40,203,309
36,329,958
Fixed Assets - Net Block
29,074,770
31,975,462
Investments
8
128,706,592
92,988,614
Current Assets, Loans & Advances
Cash and Bank Balances
9
13,974,287
21,331,772
Project Advances
10
21,861,151
57,187,770
Other Loans & Advances
11
3,963,623
4,225,518
Tax Recoverable
5,951,127
6,663,403
Accrued Income
12
2,021,570
910,819
Total
Significant Accounting Policies & Notes
to the Accounts
Schedules 1 to 16 form an integral part of accounts
205,553,120
215,283,358
16
As per our report of even date attached
For Thakur, Vaidyanath Aiyar & Co
for Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage
Anil K. Thakur
(Partner)
M.No: 088722
Place: New Delhi
Date : 17.11.2012
108
Sd/(C.T.Misra)
Member Secretary
Sd/(L.K.Gupta)
Chairman
Sd/(Jagdish Chander)
Director Finance
Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March, 2012
Schedule
INCOME
For the year
2011-12
Rs.
For the year
2010-11
Rs.
Interest, Incentive
13
Rental Income
Service Charges
Overhead Recovered from Projects
Miscellaneous income
14
3,589,433
11,902,500
7,716,960
9,417,874
930,202
5,291,230
11,902,500
7,716,960
4,647,180
283,552
33,556,969
29,841,422
Central Office / Common Expenses
15 Intangible Cultural Heritage / Cultural Affairs 15 Architectural Heritage 15 H.E.C.S./Heritage Regulations/I.D.C/Heritage Tourism 15 Natural Heritage 15 Material Heritage 15 Cultural Heritage / Chapters Division
15 Support to Chapters
22,204,810 744,218 227,630 2,427,528 363,417 3,419,091 3,107,358 2,141,551 13,073,103
897,024
135,042
2,085,907
376,266
2,861,692
2,725,092
2,355,414
Total
34,635,603 24,509,540
Surplus / (Deficit) for the year
4
(1,078,634)
5,331,882
Significant Accounting Policies & Notes
16
Total
EXPENDITURE
to the Accounts Schedules 1 to 16 form an integral part of accounts
As per our report of even date attached
For Thakur, Vaidyanath Aiyar & Co
for Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage
Anil K. Thakur
(Partner)
M.No: 088722
Place: New Delhi
Date : 17.11.2012
Sd/(C.T.Misra)
Member Secretary
Sd/(L.K.Gupta)
Chairman
Sd/(Jagdish Chander)
Director Finance
109
As At 31.03.12 Rs. As At
31.03.11
Rs.
Balance as per last A/c Add : Credited during the year : Donation Life Membership Fee Others Less : Refunded to Chapters 63,358,665 59,216,070
Total
70,866,007 63,358,665
Balance as per last A/c Additions during the year from :
- Own Fund
- Grant Fund
31,975,462 34,171,794
245,353 731,728 271,442
1,692,688
32,952,543 36,135,924
Schedule -1
CORPUS FUND
- 307,900 7,286,858
87,416 1,000
1,070,899
3,381,896
311,200
Schedule -2
ASSETS FUND
Sub Total
Less :Debited to the extent of Depreciation for the year
Total
3,877,773 - 4,160,462
29,074,770 31,975,462
Award Fund
Gratuity Funds
Publication Fund
UKT-Grant for Admin Expenses
2,697,923 11,567,385 264,998 263,721 2,710,990
10,212,354
371,261
-
14,794,027 13,294,605
Balance as per last A/c Add : (Deficit) / Surplus for the year
2,352,313 (1,078,634)
1,791,873
5,331,882
1,273,679 7,123,755
500,000 245,353 4,500,000
271,442
528,326 2,352,313
Schedule -3
OTHER FUNDS
Schedule - 4
ACCUMULATED SURPLUS
Less : Transferred to :
Gratuity Fund Assets Fund (to the extent assets aquired from own fund)
110
Schedule - 5
UNSPENT PROJECT FUND
A General Fund :
Balance
As At 01.04.11 Rs. Reveived Other Total Expenditure During
Receipts During
2011-12 2011-12 Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Balance
As At
31.03.12
Rs.
24,952,496 6,499,864 62,580,198 4,904,288 3,957,935 4,395,898 91,490,629 15,800,050 52,925,671 12,753,980 38,564,958
3,046,070
1,135,188 91,200 1,692 1,228,080 1,183,319 44,761
ICCI
14,591,554 28,847,264 35,251,512 8,187,306
NH
1,303,251 25,204,907 938,994 27,447,152 20,728,850 6,718,302
HT
(538,125)
533,125 94,779 89,779 523,296 (433,517)
9,389,298 179,494,508 123,366,628 56,127,880
AH
CEN
HECS
Total - A
47,944,228 122,160,982 - 43,438,818 B FCRA :
AH
4,449,885 4,581,415 CEN
5,923,256 CH
HECS
ICCI
NH
Interest & Other 9,043,233 3,435,008 5,608,225
8,246,525 - 14,169,781 12,610,462 1,559,319
33,501,429 21,093,568 - 54,594,997 48,060,870 6,534,127
1,210,742 2,835,124 4,065,684 2,642,748 1,422,936
7,500 1,350,000 1,357,500 517,932 839,568
269,707 61,721 44,768 376,196 110,250 265,946
755,519 4,387,618 2,682,235 1,705,383
87,995,009 70,059,505 17,935,504
10,221,336 267,489,517 193,426,133 74,063,384
3,632,099 - 11,933 19,818 - Receipts
Total - B
48,994,618 38,168,353 Total - A+B
96,938,846 160,329,335 832,038 111
31.03.11
Rs.
World Bank - Advance Rent
1,634,955 AH- Brick & Stone
3,693,762 Property Tax
6,711,939 World Bank- Electricity Charges
- AH-ABC Construction
- MOT-Chanderi Retention / Security Money
883,968 AH- Cintech
37,260 AH- Krishna Furniture
94,237 Pest Control India
12,095 AH-Pratap Singh
13,977 St. Estevam FB Balehosure
100,000 AH- P.S. Services
586,157 AH- STP Ltd.
233,428 AH- Thomas Pereira
60,200 Delhi Chapter (Publication)
- EMD-Old Palace Agartala
100,000 MH- Delhi
27,325 Expenses payable
416,508 P.F. Payable
114,854 Payable to Chapters against their TDS claims :
- ICCI Projects
930,073 - Karnataka Chapter
- - Kolkata Projects
18,240 - Kolkata Chapter (Publication)
- - Pondichery Chapter
219,234 - Goa Project
12,750 - UK Trust
- - J & K Chapter
67,620 Calicut Chapter
- Membership Fees Refundable
135,000 Audit Fees 80,000 Rates & Taxes
10,450 T.D.S.
1,969 S.K. Fabrics
- Inter Fund / Bank Transfer
(70,630)
VAT
22,004
Retention Money (F.C.R.A )
79,231 Total
16,226,606 1,634,955
1,849,648
(117,981)
53,658
1,123,641
377,388
100,000
10,725
100,000
37,675
657,076
-
Schedule - 6
CURRENT LIABILITIES
112
703,424
210,237
5,330
1,000
33,904
12,750
28,412
1,125
99,000
75,000
7,725
5,510
2,796
2,206
15,361
332,902
7,363,467
6,760,934
Furniture &
Fixture
Total
Other Assets
With ICI
Lucknow:
Electricals/
Fittings
68,305,420
1,547,220
10,616,671
1,350
5,055,320
Lab
Equipments
Copyright
3,190,978
Books
397,236
6,038,035
Office
Equipments
Vehicles
5,028,931
516,775
Computer
Air Conditioner
28,141,634
Buildings
-
-
-
882,906
94,315
3,806
-
-
215,358
13,591
128,631
72,830
354,375
Rs.
Rs.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
94,175
94,175
Rs.
FCRA
the year
G. Fund
1,010,336
Gross Block
Additions during
01.04.11
As At
Cost
Lease hold
land
Particulars
FIXED ASSETS
Schedule - 7
-
-
-
4,422
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,796
-
1,626
Rs.
Adjustment
Write Off/
69,278,079
1,735,710
10,620,477
1,350
397,236
6,976,292
5,068,911
3,316,813
6,110,865
5,381,680
516,775
28,141,634
1,010,336
Rs.
31.03.12
As At
Cost
-
36,329,958
897,648
5,858,174
1,110
346,144
2,883,256
2,916,509
3,023,171
2,692,661
4,240,583
284,686
13,186,016
Rs.
01.04.11
As At
-
-
-
4,422
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,796
-
1,626
Rs.
Disposal
Adj on
-
3,877,773
302,801
476,230
60
15,328
392,428
328,430
138,645
419,034
274,442
34,813
1,495,562
Rs.
year
For the
Depreciation
-
40,203,309
1,200,449
6,334,404
1,170
361,472
3,275,684
3,244,939
3,159,020
3,111,695
4,513,399
319,499
14,681,578
Rs.
31.03.12
As At
29,074,770
535,261
4,286,073
180
35,764
3,700,608
1,823,972
157,793
2,999,170
868,281
197,276
13,460,056
1,010,336
Rs.
31.03.12
As At
1,010,336
Rs.
31.03.11
As At
31,975,462
649,572
4,758,497
240
51,092
3,877,678
2,138,811
167,807
3,345,374
788,348
232,089
14,955,618
WDV
(Figures in Rs.)
113
31.03.11
Rs.
43,579,346 1,239,522 25,014,000 1,000,000 13,298,724 13,075,000 25,589,890
1,200,000
10,900,000
1,000,000
13,298,724
-
20,100,000 30,600,000
400,000 - 400,000
1,000,000
117,706,592 83,988,614
FDRs with SBI
11,000,000 9,000,000
11,000,000 9,000,000
Total
128,706,592 92,988,614
Schedule - 8
INVESTMENTS
A) General Fund
FDRs with
Canara Bank
State Bank of India
H.D.F.C.
PNB Housing Finance ICICI Bank
LIC Housing Finance BONDS :
PNB-Govt Saving Bond
Award Fund :
PNB-Govt Saving Bond
H.D.F.C.
Sub -Total
B) F.C.R.A. Fund :
114
Sub -Total
31.03.11
Rs.
9,784,871 144,704 461,456 1,157,721 599,024 1,795,270 19,979,224
183,411
195,608
51,474
392,772
475,868
Sub - Total
13,943,046 21,278,357
Cash & Stamps in Hand
(as certified by the management)
31,241 53,415
13,974,287 21,331,772
Schedule - 9
CASH AND BANK BALANCES
Genaral Fund
Bank Balances:
- Canara Bank
- Standered Chartered Bank
- State Bank of India ICICI BANK
AXIS Bank
FCRA designated Bank A/c (State Bank of India)
Total
115
Schedule - 10
PROJECT ADVANCES :
Advance Advances Advances Advance
as on Paid During Adjusted as on
01.04.11 the Year 31.03.12
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
A General Fund
AH
DCH-AHVY-Chanderi - 20,000 - 20,000
DCH- Workshop Textiles Jaisalmer 36,817 - 36,817 Mot-Chanderi Project 125,004 - 125,004 Har Raj Ji Ka Mahal PH-III
205,000 - 205,000 Old Sec-Palace Faridkot
- 3,404,905 1,327,956 2,076,949
PB-Bassian Kothi, Ludhiana
- 3,860,000 3,084,912 775,088
PB- Sainik School, Kapurthala
- 920,449 920,449 St.Anne's Church Goa 333,641 500,000 833,641 700,462 8,705,354 6,533,779 2,872,037
CEN
Doc-2011-12
- 2,498,382 1,109,203 1,389,179
Doc-2010-2011
229,000 99,000 328,000 Doc-2010-2011 - PH-II
833,462 69,868 660,810 242,520
Maritime Heritage - Tamil Nadu 122,414 - 122,414 1,184,876 2,667,250 2,220,427 1,631,699
ICCI
Doc-2010-2011 - PH-II
570,450 155,257 725,707 Material Heritage Projects 14,384,498 27,147,264 34,072,744 7,459,018
Micro Ink Project-Gujarat 63,731 1,500,000 954,193 609,538
Directory of Museums
- 118,750 - 118,750
National Mission Manuscripts
143,325 143,325 286,650 Uttaranchal Hermitage (97,494)
97,494 - 15,064,510 29,162,090 36,039,294 8,187,306
NH
Cgpl-Pit Preparation E Zone
400,000 1,625,056 1,675,000 350,056
DDA-Dwarka / Palam Drain 2,500 - - 2,500
DSIDC - Dhulsirus Village 22,084 - 22,084 Yogira Talab Bikaneer
112,500 1,410,000 562,500 960,000
537,084 3,035,056 2,259,584 1,312,556
116
Advance Advances Advances as on Given During Adjusted 01.04.11 The Year (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) Advance
as on
31.03.12
(Rs.)
HT
MOT-CBSP-Manuals & Workshop Leh,
- 322,600 167,600 155,000
- 322,600 167,600 155,000
Total - A
17,486,932 43,892,350 47,220,684 14,158,598
B FCRA
AH
Annapurna Bhander Jaisalmer
1,520,000 500,000 848,707 1,171,293
Baolis Bundi 200,000 600,000 - 800,000
Japan Shinnyo- Restoration Mangyu Monestry 274,000 450,000 724,000 Prince Clause Chortens Ladakh
- 250,000 159,891 90,109
1,994,000 1,800,000 1,732,598 2,061,402
CEN
UKT-Documentary Films
- 200,000 - Conservation Reis Magos-Goa
3,431,515 6,493,292 9,817,670 Publishing Agra Listing
225,000 - - 3,656,515 6,693,292 9,817,670 200,000
107,137
225,000
532,137
CH
Ladakh Chapter :
Ford Foundation Project
- 2,794,612 1,759,087 1,035,525
UKT-Leh Conservation Heritage Site 15,202 40,200 40,200 15,202
Pondicherry Chapter :
Restoration Govrn. Bungalow Tranquebar 24,856,362 12,880,611 36,533,760 1,203,213
R.C.S Seiss Tranquebar
3,591,419 - 3,591,419 Foresty Project
804,545 - 804,545 Varanasi Chapter :
UKT-Restoring Chhatries
28,732 - 28,732 USA-Restoring Chhatries 24,525 - 24,525 UKT -INTACH Chapters
195,748 - 195,748 Delhi Chapter - W.M.F.
1,762,797 1,247,052 2,059,520 950,329
Andaman Nicobar Chapter - Earthquake Hazard
- 49,400 - 49,400
Hazaribagh Chapter - Bacsa
179,865 379,278 387,407 171,736
Mumbai Chapter
- 644,222 644,222 117
Advance Advances Advances as on Given During Adjusted 01.04.11 The Year (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) Advance
as on
31.03.12
(Rs.)
Manipur Chapter - Listing Documentation 414,425 60,000 474,425
J&K Chapter - Restoration Thag Baba Shrine
230,122 528,460 230,122 528,460
Sikkim Chapter - UKT-Survey - 50,000 - 50,000
Lalgola Chapter - US Restoration Hert. 565,431 - 565,431 East Godavari Restoration
392,500 - 392,500 Pithapuram Raja College
Documentation Tea Garden Bungalows
356,250 118,725 356,250 118,725
UKT- Documentation White Field
92,425 - 92,425 Children's Cultural Centre
74,950 24,975 74,950 24,975
33,585,298 18,817,535 47,780,843 4,621,990
HECS
Study Documentation Khajuraho Lost Garden 465,025 89,726 590,920 UKT-Revolving Publishing
- 144,250 - 465,025 233,976 590,920 (36,169)
144,250
108,081
NH
Yogira Talab Bikaner
- 110,250 110,250 - 110,250 110,250 -
ICCI
UKT-Directory of Wall Painting
- 475,000 247,500 227,500
UKT-Upgradation Conservation Laboratory
- 391,875 240,432 151,443
- 866,875 487,932 378,943
Total - B
39,700,838 28,521,928 60,520,213 7,702,553
G.Total - A+ B
57,187,770 72,414,278 107,740,897 21,861,151
118
31.03.11
Rs.
Schedule -11
OTHER LOANS & ADVANCES
Staff Loan
Staff Advances
Other Advances / Sundry Debtors
Prepaid Expenses
P.F. Recoverable
India International Centre
Delhi Jal Board
Others
ICI Lucknow
Udaipur Chapter
Bundi Chapter
Calcutta Chapter
Madurai Chapter
Security Deposit :
St. Ann's Church
Master Plan Fortrees Tiswadi
FA & CAO Nothern Railway (In form of FD with Canara Bank)
Vat Commissioner (In form of FD with State Bank of India) Retention Money- Baroda House SD Leh Chapter T.D.S. Net (FCRA) 147,848 82,364 5,000 200,738 - 30,000 19,600 21,565 - (1,975)
25,000 30,000 51,828 215,150
81,501
5,000
170,590
22,949
4,000
310,317
2,139
25,000
30,000
51,828
2,956,640 75,398 150,000 64,351 60,655 44,611 2,956,640
75,398
150,000
64,351
60,655
-
3,963,623 4,225,518
Interest Accrued :
Canara Bank
State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
PNB Housing Finance 8% P.N.B. Taxable Bond
Award Fund
1,689,314 38,074 29,086 - 259,923 5,173 445,176
1,973
26,177
36,616
395,704
5,173
2,021,570 910,819
Total
Schedule - 12
ACCRUED INCOME
Total
119
For the year 2011-12 Rs. For the year
2010-11
Rs.
On Investment (Corpus)
On Investment (FD)
On Saving Accounts
Incentive
On TDS - Refund
2,728,323 249,873 369,017 242,220 - 3,813,465
688,535
258,979
415,300
114,951
3,589,433 5,291,230
Heritage Craft Cell, Net
Membership Fee
Other Receipts
UKT-Grant for Admin Expenses
Prior Period Expenses
Sundry balances written off,net
(24,211)
7,100 616,606 158,667 122,340 49,700 123,706
13,100
283,958
(137,212)
-
930,202 283,552
Schedule -13
INTEREST & INCENTIVE Total
Schedule - 14
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
120
Total
Rs.
617,903
9,551
5,101
12,813
15,074
21,525
38,481
23,770
744,218
897,024
98,230
331,138
7,711,939
540,564
539,176
80,000
-
10,500
240,478
22,204,810
Total
PREVIOUS YEAR EXPENSES 13,073,103
Intangible
Cultural
Heritage
/ Cultural
Affairs,
Rs.
6,306,194
1,857,992
1,649,974
626,382
120,642
1,230,337
13,944
326,533
110,740
410,047
Central
Office /
Common
Expenses
Staff/ Professional
Repair and Maintenance
Electricity and Water
Travelling and Conveyance
Printing and Stationary
Meeting & Seminar
Bank Charges
Computer & Website
Subscription paid
Telephone, Postage &
Telegram
Foundation Day
Office / Misc. Expenses
Property Tax
Security
Insurance
Rates & Taxes
Audit Fee- Stat
Audit Fee- Internal
Project
Consumables /
Conservation Material
Rent
Virasat
Lecture Series
Heritage Regulation
Documentation Centre
Heritage Tourism
Legal & Professional
Particulars
EXPENDITURE
135,042
227,630
-
1,045
30,000
-
Rs.
79,730
3,865
10,103
35,995
66,892
Architectural
Heritage
2,085,907
2,427,528
179,584
977,993
310,357
-
327,105
-
376,266
363,417
-
13,760
-
2,861,692
3,419,091
220,800
-
149,575
37,503
107,236
576,981
Heritage
Natural
Material
Education,
Heritage
Heritage
Commmunication
/ ICCI
Services, Heritage
Lucknow
Regulations,
I.D.C/ Heritage
Tourism
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
504,547
42,018
1,576,489
11,351
552
102,108
44,016
36,353
79,489
385,702
11,473
11,069
54,892
106,746 5,560
6,534
14,265
1,850
4,035
54,558
23,287
54,500
53,375
124,373
Schedule - 15
Total
2011-12
2,725,092
3,107,358
948,615
-
2,990
-
22,154,126
32,494,052
948,615
34,270
179,584
977,993
310,357
240,478
98,230
786,622
7,711,939
540,564
539,176
80,000
30,000
-
Rs.
Rs.
1,458,023 10,275,161
7,239
1,936,975
1,649,974
371,147
1,122,337
69,644
243,182
159,610
1,547,762
13,944
1,050
369,258
165,298
89,040
751,517
Cultural
Heritage /
Chapters
Division
-
22,154,126
200,400
896,208
157,377
68,916
89,432
244,117
998,725
414,666
25,700
7,725
75,000
29,781
503,946
174,852
Rs.
10,651,477
1,890,566
1,340,440
1,453,177
334,819
1,378,763
20,007
345,002
65,806
787,224
Total
2010-11
121
Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage
Schedule – 16
Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts
A) Accounting Policies
B) Notes to Accounts
1. Income and Expenditure are accounted for on
“Accrual” basis except the following which are
accounted for on “Cash” basis :
1. Service Tax Department had issued a notice
enquiring applicability of Service Tax on the
Activities of INTACH. The Management had
submitted a detailed reply with the copies of
Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding
etc. against the said notice claiming that
Service Tax is not applicable on the activities
of INTACH. Further, as per notification dated
20.06.2012 for the exemptions from Service
Tax and INTACH being registered under 12AA
of the Income Tax Act 1961, no provision has
been made.
a) Grants and Project receipts from
restoration activities, subscription, sale of
publication;
b) Expenses for leave encashment.
2. Fixed Assets are stated at cost less
depreciation.
3. Depreciation is being provided on the basis
of rates prescribed under the Income Tax Act,
1961 and has been debited to the Assets
Fund.
4. Investments are stated at cost.
5. Expenditure (Capital & Revenue) relating to
the Projects / Grants is being debited to the
respective Projects / Grants Account and
unless otherwise stated, the Surplus / Deficit
arising on the Project / Grants is credited /
debited to Income and Expenditure Account at
the time of completion of project.
6. Advances given for expenditure on projects are
adjusted on receipt of Utilization Certificate /
Expenditure details and on approvals of the
same by INTACH-HO.
7. Contributions received in kind (except Library
Books) are being accounted for on estimated
market value basis.
8. Foreign Currency Transactions have been
translated at the rates prevailing on the date
of transactions.
122
2. As per Supplementary Agreement dated 10th
November, 2003 with World Bank, liability
of License Fee @ 25% of Rental Income was
payable up to June 2012 (i.e. the date on
which premises was vacated) by the World
Bank to the L&DO. Hence, no provision has
been made for the said liability.
3. Accounts of all those Chapters who have
submitted their accounts till 26th September
2012 have been compiled under a separate
“Schedule Number - 17”. Net impact of
accounts of the ICCI Lucknow-MH Division
has been incorporated with the INTACH-HO
Account.
4. Fixed Assets have been physically verified by
the Management during the year. However,
reconciliation of assets found on physical
verification with the book balance is under
progress.
Further, in case of replacement of assets,
though the cost of new assets is being added
to the block of assets, but costs of old Assets
have not been deducted. However, on the
completion of reconciliation process, excess
and / or shortage, if any, is to be rectified on
approval of the appropriate authority.
5. Balance of Project Advances, Staff & Other
Advances and Sundry Creditors are subject to
confirmation.
6. Telephone and Postal Expenses have been
allocated equally to Central and other
Divisions. However, other common expenses
are recovered as overheads expenses from the
Project Funds at the percentage as decided by
the Management.
7. In certain cases, Project amount / Fund
transferred to Chapters / Consultants for
project related work have been charged off as
expenditure at the time of transfer.
8. In certain cases Unspent balances of the
completed projects have been transferred
/ utilized to / for other project (s) and / or
adjusted against overspent amount of the
other project (s). Further, in certain cases the
Sd/-
(Jagdish Chander)
Director Finance
same have been earmarked and transferred
to Corpus.
9. Interest earned on Project Fund has been
utilized for the set-off of over expenditure of
other project (s).
10.Items purchased / received for the sale at
Heritage Counter are being accounted for net
of purchases and sales made during the year.
11.An additional demand of Rs. 67,11,939/- for
the period Prior to current year was raised by
the NDMC during the year. Management has
disputed the said demand, however, liability
against the said demand has been provided.
12.Cash and Bank balance appearing in the
Balance Sheet excludes Balances lying with
the Chapters / Branches.
13.Fixed Assets purchased by the Chapters
out of Project Fund / Advance are not being
accounted for under Fixed Assets of INTACHHO.
14.Previous year figures have been regrouped /
rearranged wherever necessary.
Sd/-
(C.T.Misra)
Member-Secretary
Sd/(L.K.Gupta)
Chairman
Place : New Delhi
Date : 17.11.2012
123
Indian National Trust For Art & Cultural Heritage
Schedule - 17
INTACH Chapters -Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2012
S. Chapters
No.
1 Andhra Padesh
i
Anantapur
ii
East Godavari
iii
Hyderabad
iv
Kadapa
v
Kurnool
vi
Machilipatnam
vii Srikakulam
viii Visakhapatnam
ix
Warrangal
2 Bihar
i
Patna
3 Chandigarh
i
Chandigarh
4 Chattisgarh
i
Chattisgarh
ii
Bilaspur
5 Delhi
i
Delhi
6 Goa
i
Panaji Goa
7 Gujarat
i
Gujarat Chapter
ii
Jamnagar
iii
Mehsana
iv
Rajpipla (narmada distt)
8 Himachal Pradesh
i
Himachal Pradesh chapter
ii
Kangra
9 Haryana
i
Haryana State Chapter
ii
Ambala
124
Opening
Balance
(1)
Receipt during
the year
(2)
Expenditure
(3)
Closing
Balance
(1+2-3)
137,525
208,584
239,275
135,097
84,813
66,600
101,140
595,759
128,189
34,606
141,338
71,211
81,240
91,118
102,245
78,882
541,757
112,922
9,985
49,122
72,436
81,153
107,189
67,607
32,380
513,803
120,000
162,146
300,800
238,050
135,184
68,742
101,238
147,642
623,713
121,111
133,371
34,407
45,496
122,282
109,832
151,957
127,106
134,683
15,253
118,436
17,814
251,844
12,521
257,838
20,546
112,442
5,941,078
21,973,671
22,425,272
5,489,476
126,144
42,316
7,192
161,268
179,621
1,422
15,962
1,000
44,497
63,500
60,460
74,300
38,979
57,000
1,000
149,818
25,943
19,422
1,244
6,597
5,151
5,000
4,349
6,395
7,248
156,515
28,941
968,820
99,574
577,065
77,489
548,270
51,026
S. Chapters
No.
iii
Faridabad
iv
Gurgaon
v
Kurukshetra
vi
Mohinder Garh
vii Panipat
viii Rewari
ix
Rohtak
x
Yamuna Nagar
10 Jammu & Kashmir
i
Srinagar
ii
Ladakh Leh
11 Jharkhand
i
Hazaribagh
12 Karnataka
i
INTACH Karnataka chapt.
ii
Bijapur
iii
Dharwad
13 Kerala
i
Calicut
ii
Trivandrum Reg. Chapter
14 Maharashtra
ii
Aurangabad
iii
Chandrapur
iv
Mumbai
v
Nagpur
15 Meghalaya
i
Meghalaya
16 Madhya Pradesh
i
Chanderi
ii
Datia
iii
Gwalior
iv
Indore
v
Jabalpur
vi
Mandla
vii Morena
viii MP State chapter
Opening
Balance
(1)
Receipt during
the year
(2)
Expenditure
(3)
Closing
Balance
(1+2-3)
94,463
200,974
105,670
88,242
37,916
127,703
33,947
482,631
28,575
156,443
9,595
14,968
248,359
12,000
30,580
56,753
11,179
42,525
10,000
28,500
244,413
9,550
97,830
425,878
218,370
113,918
105,265
74,710
41,862
130,153
7,423,449
49,627
12,352,226
3,282,487
7,821,441
2,354,598
11,954,234
977,516
4,987
358,405
326,060
37,332
430,243
59,286
139,888
252,518
87,069
285,157
158,783
43,099
166,783
523,978
103,256
258,262
145,496
105,205
73,383
35,371
114,852
5,688
104,027
134,888
591,681
94,166
2,332,225
91,844
271,221
121,877
996,139
24,666
322,878
30,498
531,531
35,010
540,024
185,545
2,796,833
81,500
79,707
-
260
79,447
8,332
53,815
54,231
424,999
337,582
920
820
-
50,694
43,600
183,517
811,768
70,741
72,033
25,313
15,000
34,854
82,000
173,602
758,649
38,151
18,840
25,025
14,000
24,172
15,415
64,146
478,118
370,172
54,113
1,108
1,000
125
S. Chapters
No.
ix
Orchha
x
Shivpuri
17 Nagaland
i
Dimapur
18 Orissa
i
Orissa State Chapter
ii
Bhadrak
iii
Balasore
iv
Bhubaneshwar state chapter
v
Cuttack
vi
Mayurbhanj
19 Puducherry
i
Puducherry
20 Punjab
i
Amritsar
ii
Patiala
iii
Malerkotla
iv
Faridkot
21 Rajasthan
i
Ajmer
ii
Burhanpur
iii
Kota
iv
Marwar / Jodhpur
v
Nagaur Reg. Chapter
vi
Pali
vii Sawai Madhopur
viii Shekhawati Nawalgarh
ix
Sirohi
x
Udaipur
22 Tamil Nadu
i
Tamil Nadu Reg. Chap.
ii
Chennai
iii
Coimbatore
iv
Kodaikanal
v
Nagercoil
vi
Nilgiris
126
Opening
Balance
(1)
Receipt during
the year
(2)
Expenditure
(3)
Closing
Balance
(1+2-3)
38,694
12,135
54,061
1,650
71,857
10,485
20,898
125,821
109,653
120,201
115,273
594,496
31,160
42,633
361,399
151,503
13,597
518,561
137,517
85,379
500,577
396,748
127,721
570,879
118,965
49,790
405,343
341,986
118,634
542,178
49,712
78,223
456,633
206,265
22,684
6,516,002
65,067,502
68,197,416
3,386,087
254,520
31,033
86,424
61,108
15,488
13,000
36,145
87,727
12,869
8,000
16,550
227,901
33,652
5,000
106,019
140,881
87,872
123,722
71,370
38,735
84,604
67,625
66,635
16,688
195,850
93,318
30,643
39,369
266,352
12,000
22,677
683,796
40,518
67,033
368,333
16,556
5,925
45,279
117,288
32,913
7,372
686,714
2,486
54,167
181,707
217,644
112,590
117,812
220,434
17,822
99,909
64,707
104,667
29,554
382,476
85,371
1,061,950
105,481
49,093
49,226
176,115
95,493
93,983
14,189
93,090
14,038
9,564
128,839
104,102
6,311
76,729
28,208
27,028
52,024
1,051,831
113,359
65,454
35,057
158,651
S. Chapters
No.
vii Salem
23 Uttar Pradesh
i
Banda
ii
Brajbhumi Reg. Chap.
iii
Gorakhpur / Poorvanchal
iv
Lalitpur
v
Lucknow
vi
Jhansi
vii Orai
viii Rohil Khand
ix
UP State Chapter
x
Varanasi
24 Uttarakhand
i
Pauri Garwal
25 West Bengal
i
Kolkota
ii
Darjeeling
iii
Shantiniketan
iv
Diamond Harbour
Grand Total
Opening
Balance
(1)
Receipt during
the year
(2)
Expenditure
(3)
97,500
30,069
7,790
119,779
90,857
15,207
1,598
72,616
98,333
29,529
56,489
51,677
24,840
544,798
116,135
23,759
14,390
40,118
28,693
23,058
113,111
34,520
290,080
577,000
196,985
22,395
14,547
19,110
64,256
30,345
156,960
4,190
311,007
473,280
10,007
16,571
1,441
93,624
62,770
22,242
12,640
82,007
3,913
648,518
-
18,000
16,000
2,000
677,451
1,000
262,034
2,982
3,562,057
33,021
73,462
15,223
3,530,044
3,000
280,828
4,549
709,464
31,021
54,668
13,656
34,310,280
Closing
Balance
(1+2-3)
119,447,719 115,027,160 38,730,839
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